Non-coffee drinker experiences another Starbucks first
I’ll admit, I’m one of those super annoying people who leaps out of bed with the first rays of the sun, singing like a lark. Even worse, I do it all without the benefit of caffeine. Every once in a while I’ll, have some coffee but when I do I...
A prettier side of Seattle
Looking at other people’s old chewing gum not your thing? I don’t blame you. However morbidly fascinating it might be, there’s something more than a little gross about it. Luckily, there’s far more to Seattle. Unlike many large American cities that sit on bays, lakes, or other enclosed bodies of...
Well, what else are you going to do with old chewing gum?!
Who started this insane tradition? In the alleyway that serves as the back entrance to Seattle’s famous Pike Place Market, is the equally famous “gum wall”. Actually several walls along about 50′ of the alley
Visiting the ORIGINAL Starbucks Location
Finally back in the US after nearly six months, I flew into Seattle recently. Of course, what tourist visit to Seattle would be complete without stopping by to check out
Bordeaux… great wine and a lot of charm
Visiting a vineyard and doing a wine tasting in Bordeaux, France is one of those things that I imagine is on most people’s bucket lists. Fair warning: don’t go on a Sunday!
The frogs in France make strange noises
The farm I’ve been babysitting for the past month has a very small man-made pond in back. The pond is roughly the size and shape of a swimming pool yet is home to an incredible number of frogs. They sing pretty much 24 hours a day. Frogs in France sound...
Visiting a castle in France
For some reason, the town of Châtellerault, France seems to have a magnetic pull. My first visit to there was under somewhat trying circumstances. I had just done my best to completely destroy a rental car.
Every French village is as pretty as the one before
Driving through the tiny villages of the bucolic French countryside, it seemed that every single one of them was as cute and adorable as the one that came before. There was so much cuteness that
Even the trash cans are classy in France
Everyone thinks of France as a place of art and beauty. Yet few realize how true that can be. In many rural villages and hamlets, there are even decorative murals on