Cruising the Mediterranean

Small-ship cruising is the best way to see the beautiful Mediterranean. The ports of call all lead to fascinating cities and quaint hilltop towns like Rome, Florence, Eze, St. Paul-de-Vence, Aix-en-Provence and Barcelona.

If one can afford the time and the price, this type of vacation is strongly recommended for both young and old!

I love Paris in the winter...!

So much has been said about the wonder of Paris in the springtime. Well, lo and behold, Paris is wonderful any season of the year, and winter is as great a time to visit this European gem as any other day of the year.

Explore Paris as a local by renting your own furnished apartment in neighborhoods where you can do your own shopping at Monoprix and the world's best croissants are but 3 blocks away in that boulangerie which opens at 5:00 am when jet-lagged tourists awake the first few days of their stay in Paris.

The winter skies may be grey at times, but the weather is generally cooperative, and it IS Paris, so what is there to complain about.

This is the life!