So while I was on the road, November 3, 2013 came and went like any other day. Except that it marked the advent of the sixth year of this blog. If I were sticking to tradition, I would feature photos of six items of something that told a cohesive story since the root of most of my blog entries resides …
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A Paris Break
After my recent post about Paris, I received a few requests from readers for tips in navigating the City of Lights from a shopping perspective of a newbie. So when I had a free day to pop into the city for its annual winter sales (unlike the US when sales abound year round, European countries follow a preset period of …
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A Walk Through History
When I walk through Florence it is easy to imagine how life must have once flourished here back during the Renaissance. So much richness in all facets, from arts to literature to trades to politics to banking; you name it, they killed it. Traces of cultural wealth are still everywhere. It truly is a walk through history when you visit …
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Düsseldorf, Part Three
I don’t know what to say about that photo, except than it’s some kind of carbs paradise! I could happily stay there for hours tasting each bread in the window… then the cookies: And the best way to work off all that dough is to spend more dough up and down the famous Königsallee (or simply Kö), which is a …
Fashion Opportunity Costs
If I had a choice of superhero powers, it wouldn’t be the ability to control weather (though that could be a very practical skill set for a road warrior like me) or to heal myself from physical injury or even to have X-ray vision. It would simply be the power to teleport myself, or even better, clone myself so that …