Tourists Ask the Darndest Things
I work at a tourism office and I am blessed with experiencing the most ridiculous, incomprehensible, outrageous, idiotic, questionable,...
I Cat Help Myself
While living in Évreux, I have been that nosy neighbour who stares through the window at the apartment across from me hoping to catch a...
Airbnb- Relationship status: It's Complicated
One day, as a procrastinating teenager I stumbled upon Airbnb (quite literally with the website StumbleUpon). With most websites, I'd...
Bored-oh in Bordeaux
I was incredibly excited to visit Bordeaux, maybe too much so. When you have high expectations it is easy to be disappointed. As you can...
Do You Want Some Porto with that Whine?
I currently live in Normandy, France where the stereotype is that it always rains, but that's not true. It always looks like it's going...
Food for Traveller's Thought
As I stroll through the grocery store aisles of cheeses, wines and aperitifs at my local grocery store, I always feel a heightened sense...
From Cultural Shock to Cultural Getting Used to
In two months I'm beginning my first long-term relationship with France. We've had a few flings and one awkward moment that we ignore,...