This is not the Sunday dinner you have with your immediate family. This is not the Sunday dinner you had in college with your four closest friends to solidify your bond as, “basically family.” This is a Sunday dinner with about 50 strangers. And I don’t mean the distant relatives you don’t remember. Every Sunday, …
I only made time for two full days in Paris. Crazy, right? I think it’s even crazier that I almost skipped the stop altogether. When I set out on this trip, I made the decision to look for places I could immerse myself in the country’s culture without feeling too much like a tourist. So …
Azille (pronounce Uh-Zee) was my home for about a month. It is the place where I ate the best croissants I’ve ever had. It is the place where I confirmed red wine is my favorite. It is the place where I felt part of a family and welcomed by a community, despite not knowing the language …
Narbonne, France has 2500 years worth of history. The city was the first Roman colony established outside of Italy. I walked through the Via Domitia (pictured above), which is the oldest Roman road in Gaul. It was built to link Italy and Spain. And I could talk about the reasons why or other interesting historical facts…Or I could …
Minerve is a medieval village located in Languedoc. Though beautiful and calm in the present, it was once the backdrop of a crusade against the Cathars. A bloody battle resulted as the Cathars stood their ground against the siege. Simon de Montfort led the crusader army which set up four catapults to attack the village …