May 17, 2012

Photo: Inside the Pantheon in Paris

  Location:  The interior pillars and a glimpse of art from inside the Pantheon in Paris. There’s marvelous murals on the walls, all sorts of interesting frescos, niches, an cubbies, and some beautiful windows.  It was amazing to wander about, and every time you turned around there was something awe inspiring.   Photo credit:  personal [...]

Playing with Travel Photos – Eiffel Tower

Playing with photo editing software today – always a fun thing to do with travel photos. I like making the Eiffel Tower even more artistic looking that it really is!   Photo credit:  personal collection __________________________________________________ Share on Facebook

Statuary at the Louvre in Paris

I spent some time today at a blogging conference, and met up with fellow travel-blogger Pam from Nerds Eye View.  As is often the case when travel bloggers get to talking, the discussion soon turns to places we’ve been, places we’re going, and places we want to go. Pam is a great photographer (click on [...]

Win a Year of Picnik Premium

I’ve been having lots of fun of fun playing with the new collage option of Picnik.  Of course, I wanted to share my “masterpiece” with you.  These photos are from the Rodin Museum in Paris, and show a part of the museum and its grounds, as well as a few of Rodin’s marvelous sculptures. Picnik [...]

Matchbook Monday: Bateaux Parisiens

Today’s matchbook of Bateaux Parisiens comes from Jon at Travel Photo Daily.  He said that he just came across it, but that is was at least five or more years old.  It brought back lots of great memories of my trip to Paris last fall, so a very big THANKS for the contribution. Bateaux Parisiens [...]

What to do When you Can't Find a Hotel in Paris

When I headed off to Paris a couple months ago, it was a bit of a last minute trip.  I had been wanting to make the trip for quite some time, but had to make some changes to the actual travel dates at the last minute.  You can make things work at the last minute, [...]

Does Anybody Really Know What Time it is?

It’s about 5:30 am, Saturday morning, as I sit and write this here in Seattle, Washington. Thanks to a handy little Google search, I know that: It is 2:30 pm in Paris; It is also 2:30 pm in Malta; It is 1:30 pm in Iceland; And it is 3:30 am in Tahiti. What do those [...]

Pick up FUSAC in Paris

Today’s post comes from Lynn Rodriguez.  Lynn previously wrote Paris in the Fall so be sure to go back and read it if you missed it the first time around. Lynn makes me feel like I’m sitting in a little cafe, having espresso, and planning what I’m going to do with the rest of the day.  Thanks again, Lynn.  I [...]

Gifts for Travelers: Red Maps

When you think of the day after Thanksgiving, what comes to mind?  Relaxing around the house and eating leftovers?  Watching football?  Listening to holiday music and putting up the holiday decorations?  Or are you one of the many, many people who will be heading out to the stores for the kick off of the holiday [...]

Flight Attendant Shopping: Silk Map Scarves

I’ve always thought of maps as a valuable travel companion.  I love the ones that are laminated, so that no matter how many times you unfold or refold, they still are there to get you headed in the right direction. Silk maps are now enjoying current popularity.  Not a recent invention, silk maps have a long [...]