UK border control exchange: I present my passport and my completed landing card to the custom agent at the Paris Eurostar terminal. The agent takes my card, looks at it, gasps loudly and bolts upright Custom agent: “OH MY GOD!” Me: *sweating profusely * “Oh sorry, did I not fill it out properly?” Custom agent: “Oh my goodness Read More
Day: 21-22 (Day 5 & 6 in Paris) Km travelled:18.07km Steps:28,229 September 27th – 28th, 2017 We had been blessed so far in Paris with beautiful blue skies and mild to warm temperatures. Today was no exception. Perfect day for exploring some of the city’s gems by foot! It is relatively easy to navigate Paris’ Read More
Day: 20 (Day 4 in Paris) Km travelled:10,192 Steps: 6.52km September 26th, 2017 Fashion fades, style is eternal – Yves Saint-Laurent, Head Designer for the House of Dior 1957-1960 While in Normandy, one of my travel companion had stumbled upon the fact that there was a special retrospect exhibit in Paris about the House of Read More
Who know keeping an up-to-date travel blog would be so difficult? Who knew that after walking all day visiting amazing sights that you’d be too tired in the evening to blog? Who knew that it would take you 3-5 hours (minimum) per story because, ‘it has to be perfect’? Who knew you were the Queen Read More
Day: 19 (3rd day in Paris) Km Travelled: 9.45km Steps: 14,769 September 25th, 2017 I found myself standing in a sea of light, the beauty crashing over me, like waves of an ocean. You’re unable to take it all in at once, the dazzling display of lights overwhelms the senses yet its impossible to look Read More
Day: 18 Km travelled: 8.44km Steps: 13,195 Honour Nourishes The Arts – Cicero September 24th, 2017 If you were to ask any foreign visitors to describe France in one word, you would have an assortment of responses that would inevitably include words like culture, tourist, Eiffel, baguette, wine, fashion, cheese, etc. One that might Read More
Day: 16-17 Km Travelled: 745.17km Steps: 20,259 September 22nd – 23rd, 2017 This famous saying by the great Audrey Hepburn might ring true for some, but it did not for me. I had visited Paris 4 years prior and while I had enjoyed finally laying eyes on all the famous sights, I was in no Read More
Day: 15 Km travelled: 116.51km Steps: 15,167 September 21st, 2017 On my last full day of the visit, I had the opportunity to visit the nearby city of Toulouse, known as ‘La Ville Rose’, as many of its buildings are constructed with a distinctive pink stone. Situated south of Paris, between the Mediterranean and Atlantic oceans, Read More
Glenfinnan Memorial, the Highlands, Scotland Glenfinnan Aquaduct, the Highlands, Scotland
Day: 12- 16 Km travelled: 893.43 km Steps: 33, 800 September 18th-22nd, 2017 As the dawn slowly faded into the midday sun, so did my time in champagne. All good things must come to an end. Except in my case this year, as one marvellous experience morphed into a faded memory deemed for the scrapbook, Read More