TALES FROM THE TRAIL (AND THE TARMAC)
The Netherlands Tour Begins!
Our Backroads bike tour officially kicks off Friday, and while I’ve done trips like this before, there’s...
The Milkmaid and the Bike Taxi
We left Paris for Amsterdam by train, which turned out to be absurdly easy—suspiciously so,...
The Guillotine, the Gallery, and the Glare
This was the day all my obsessive pre-trip preparation had been building toward: The French Revolution—viva...
Cheese, Churches, and the Parisian Stare
Our first full day in Paris I can happily report was lovely—lots of walking, people-watching,...
Fighting for Views, Finding the Real Paris
Eiffel Tower on a beautiful sunny ☀️ day We rolled downstairs to the hotel breakfast...
Stuffed With Love (and Guilt): An Easter Story
Happy Easter! I’ve always loved Easter—maybe because it’s spring and everything feels possible. New beginnings...
No Flannel Pants at My Funeral
Cute shoes but I wear them to all the funerals. The winds took us to...
Packing Lists, Powdered Wigs, and Flower Frenzy
Preparing for a trip is, ironically, its own kind of journey—one filled with spreadsheets, passive-aggressive...
