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
Meet the French Menagerie
The price of getting to live in an incredibly charming 16th century French farmhouse is that it’s an actual farm. My end of the deal is taking care of the place and that includes the animals. I’d like to introduce them.
The “Big City” (compared to my tiny 16th century French village)
Just four and a half miles from my tiny little French village sits the closest town that actually has
Living for a Month in a 16th Century French Village
Here I am, sitting next to a roaring fire in a 16th century French farmhouse. Part of my journey has included housesitting. I often get asked what that is and how it works. Basically,
Artful blending of the Old World with the new
Europe has long been called “the Old World”. Seeing some of the beautiful centuries-old architecture, it’s obvious why. At the same time, people actually live here and
The Professionalization of Graffiti
Like most major cities, Barcelona has its fair share of graffiti. Unlike most, I have found something strange here.
This place looks like Christmas THREW UP!!!
Antoni Gaudí was a Spanish architect who lived from the late 1800s until the early 1900s. One of his most famous works is a giant cathedral that is the single most-visited site in all of Spain
Visiting the Arc de Triumph…. in Spain!
On my first full day in Barcelona, the family I was staying with told me of some tourist sites I ought to visit. One of those was the Arc de Triumph (Arco de Troimfo, in Spanish). Wait… isn’t that in Paris?!
First impressions of Spain
My journey from Quito, Ecuador to Barcelona, Spain was quite a story. It all started with going to the bus terminal in Quito to buy my ticket to Guayaquil. In English, the words “thirteen” and “thirty” sound vaguely similar. In Spanish, they are even more so. (Trese “tray-say” and Trente...