The Path Back

The Power of Fresh

  One of the things about Paris that I’ve always found so charming are the street markets. I’ve dreamed of roaming through the aisles of flowers and produce and meats, and watching the street artists painting au plein aire. While yesterday was still a...

Simple Life

We woke up yesterday, and decided that we would go visit Chateau de Versailles, the famous palace of the French Kings. The gal at the front desk said it was a 45 minute train ride from the Eiffel Tower, so we got ourselves down there and settled in on the RER train....

Dish

  I used to wonder why some people referred to gossip as “dish.” Now I think it’s probably because gossip is the act of serving up what so many find delicious: the inside scoop on someone else. What they said. What they did. How they look. Their...

Alphabet Soup

  Alphabet soup. It’s what is filling my head right now. Lists and more lists. Letters upon letters across a page, running together like a fine stew; the more I think, the more I stir the pot. My favorite part of the trip preparation process is when I get...