Aarti on Mother Ganga

Aarti on Mother Ganga

The Panchakarma therapy(Ayurveda way of detoxification and rejuvenation) that I have been doing the last 3 days really has exhausted me…but more on all of that later cuz I am energized now after returning from a beautiful experience on the banks of  Mother Ganga (or Ganges). The 7 day therapy package here at Hemadri Ayurveda Centre in…

Where the Magic Happens – Boulangerie Tour!

Since I have arrived here over 17 months ago, I have eaten 1, 326 baguettes. Which, if you do the math, means I have consumed on average  2.5 baguettes a day! …Ehr, so don’t do the math, it only shows I am exaggerating. BUT I have done my best to uphold the unwritten 4th part…

Dreaming of Dubrovnik

Dreaming of Dubrovnik

It is true, I returned from my Croatian escapade over 2 weeks ago.  Perhaps after a post-holiday illness and a house guest who stayed for 7 days some might think I wouldn’t take the time to capture this Dalmatian Coast get-away.  Too much time has past, non?  Yeah, that did cross my mind too. However, as the…

Le Bonheur…

Le Bonheur…

My quartier is becoming a ghost town as all my chic, well-healed neighbors head out to find sand and sun. Apartment shutters are closed tight. Store fronts are locked down with just a note on the window detailing their réouverture. The vacations of August are upon us.  This is one of my favorite times in Paris.  Sure…

I Heart Burgundy! Part II

So, as expected, my boss is pretty upset with me that I didn’t get this follow-up post published sooner…phfff….pero mejor tarde que nunca.  Oops, wrong language! In trouble again! But you get the picture…here goes: Time, not absence, makes the heart grow fonder.  And the title of this blog should really be called, “I Double…

I Heart Bourgogne! Part 1

I Heart Bourgogne! Part 1

Clearly most of my adventures this year have been about taking my palette to a different level versus, say, surviving sandstorms with the Bedouin in the Sahara.  Not that there is anything wrong with that.  L’Arte de Vivre was honed here in France…and food and wine is so much a part of that tradition. And can’t…