Paris: Le Tour de France 2010 – Stage 20 in Paris
I like bikes. In fact, I like them so much I have 2 of them. I like the people riding the bikes even more because they always look carefree, in tune with their surroundings and have a wanderlust, love of life vibe about them. My husband and I really like riding bikes together for fun...
Paris: Chocolate Chaud, Tuileries, Shopping, Triumphant!
While my Mom is in town I have centered our days around a major attraction with ensuring there is time to be leisurely especially through parks. This day’s adventure started on rue St. Paul, followed by a walk through Jardins des Tuileries, down the Champs Elysees and ended at the Arc de Triomphe. It also...
Paris: Montmartre, Sacre-Coeur, Cute Pregnant Ladies & Invaders!
Today we decided head over to Montmartre to see the Sacre-Coeur and surrounding interesting spots. I decided to give the “City Walks” iPhone app another try and use it for our excursion because I received a nice email from the developers about the issues I was having: Hi Tara, The map problem is caused by...
Paris: Notre Dame and the Latin Quarter
My Mom and I liked our first self-guided walk that was based on “The Da Vinci Code” and so we decided to do more of the same. I had bad luck with the “City Walks” app so I downloaded a ton of new iPhone apps including one called “Rick Steves’ Paris Walk.” He’s that geeky...
Paris: The Da Vinci Code Self-guided Walking Tour
My Mom arrived from Northern British Columbia yesterday. We are hanging out for two weeks while Sean is in the US. She hasn’t been to Paris before and I have oodles of time (I’m here until the end of August) so we decided to do do a bunch of walking around. I usually need some...
First Day in France
We safely made it to Vincennes, France – a cute little suburb outside of Paris. We are staying at our friend Harold’s apartment. Harold is currently in LA with his fiancee, Verdell. Sean and I introduced them and it’s one of the matches I am most proud of. Oh l’amour. The flight from LA was...
So Long, Singapore
The first leg of GTFO is coming to an end and I could not be happier. If you read any of my tweets, you will have probably guessed that me and Singapore didn’t get along so well. That’s probably an understatement. I seriously can’t wait to get the eff out of here. I’ve been to...
GTFO 2010: Episode 3. Still in Singapore.
Yep. Still here in Singapore. I can’t believe we have 2 more weeks left before we head back to LA for a week. Be sure to check out our latest video update below. Starting our 7 months of travel here has been a good and a bad thing. Here’s the start of a list: The...
GTFO 2010: Episode 2. So far in Singapore
A new episode is up. Sean and I discuss our first week in Singapore. Sean is definitely more disappointed in the coffee situation than me and could probably dedicate a whole episode to just that topic. The heat is dragging me down more because it’s hard to transport Ripley around in the Ergo Carrier because...
No Durian Allowed!
I keep hearing about the Durian fruit and how I must try it. Apparently it’s the King of Fruits in Asia. According to the source of all sources, Wikipedia “The edible flesh emits a distinctive odor, strong and penetrating even when the husk is intact. Some people regard the durian as fragrant; others find the...
Apparently Babies Get Jet Lag
For the life of me I don’t know why I thought babies don’t get jet lag. I guess I saw someone mention it and just figured that was the case. Not so much. Ripley slept for most of the plane ride from Los Angeles to Singapore and for the first day or two since arriving...
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