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CIA first round – Napa Day 3
Today was the first day of boot camp culinary classes! We arrived at the imposing Greystone castle (Actually, an old winery, re-purposed) and met our 9 fellow classmates. First we…
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Meeting and challenging preconceptions – Napa Day 2
Today started with breakfast at the Model bakery, which was delicious (and crowded) as always. We headed up to the top of Spring Mountain to visit Barnett Vineyards. We got…
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A comfortable return – Napa 2019
In August, Kris and I realized that we had taken 0 vacation this year and that if we didn’t schedule something soon, we would both end the year by ‘donating’…
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Saint Malo by foot and a return to Paris – 6-8 November 2019
We are once again faced with returning a rental car at a train station. Armed with an email from EuropCar I felt well prepared to head to the right spot;…
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Heading to the north – 5 November 2019
We left the west cost of Brittany to head to the north today. First, we stopped off in Douarmenez, the birthplace of kouign amann. Boulangerie des Plomarc’h is argued to be…
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Three towns on the ocean – 4 November 19
This morning we started out with a rough plan but no real idea of how the day would go exactly. We head back south a tiny bit and towards the…
EMS Travelogue
Long walks, good meals, and honest stories from the road.
Travel stories from city streets, mountain trails, and everywhere in between.
Come with me as I travel slowly, walk a lot, eat well, and write about what happens along the way.