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    Poor, Unfortunate Soles: A Walk in the Left Bank in Paris

    April 22, 2021 /

    One of the great joys of Paris is how utterly, delightfully walkable it is. It’s a huge city, yes, so the fantastic metro is a wonder for increasing access to most of the city. But once you know where you want to go, the absolute best way to explore – if you’re able – is simply to point yourself in the right direction and walk those tootsies off. That’s exactly the approach we took when took a walk through the neighborhoods of Paris’ Left Bank. Walk It Out My travel partner during my last trip to Europe would probably be the first person to accuse me of being entirely too…

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    Our Best Mall is Not for Shopping

    November 29, 2020 /

    When I was planning a European adventure in 2019, the variety of free museums in London was a huge relief.  We were trying to be very conscious of budget constraints on that particular trip, and London itself is not generally a budget-friendly city to visit. But the costs of daily entertainment can be greatly minimized if people are willing to avoid the tourist traps. Just stick to the bastions of world history, art, and culture.   How’s that for biased language?  Obviously I’m saying that as someone who avoided most of the tourist traps.  So there, London Eye!  Take that!   It occurs to me, though, that my own country’s capital city…

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