I can’t say that Paris was a destination that was high on my list when I was in my 30’s. But, after watching Pixar’s Ratatouille countless times, I decided I had to go. I mean, thinking about Remy’s expression as he comes out of the sewer and realizes he’s in Paris…well, Remy’s excitement and child-like…
I’m not changing my mind. I know. How can this be so in light of the weekend’s events? Last week I said that I don’t think the world is unsafe. I don’t believe it’s any more dangerous or crazier than it was 100 years ago or even 1000 years ago. I stand by this.…
Someone said to me recently, “You travel all over the place by yourself. You don’t seem to worry about being out in this unsafe world.” It was something to that effect. Since he was an elderly gentleman, I refrained from going ballistic (my usual reaction). So, my response went something like this, “The world has always…
I can’t remember the last time it was just me and my sister on a trip. The time that comes to mind is autumn 1996, about seven months after I had moved to Colorado. She visited me and we took some day trips to my new favorite places in my new home state. So, here we…
As a 23-year-old female with a full-time job, graduate of university, and fresh out of a nearly six year relationship; I realized that I needed to live, explore and do some self-discovering. So long had I been part of “we”. It was what was comfortable and familiar to me. As my relationship came to…
Shit! Crap, crap, crap! My first trip abroad and I’m going to miss my connection, I thought as I rode the shuttle from the plane to the terminal at Charles de Gaulle in Paris. I kept looking at my watch, wanting time to stand still, but the bus to keep moving – faster! I was on my…
