It rose out of the lagoon. Sometime around the 4th or 5th century, a resilient group of people had been pushed to the brink.  Exhausted and worn thin by constant foreign invasions, they decided to relocate to the marshy islands far out on the water. And thus, Venice was born. And the most magical city […]

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Believe it or not, you can drive your car right up to the Grand Cru vineyards of Burgundy. No barbed wire, half-starved Rottweilers or retina scans to keep you out. Nope, you can walk directly up to the vines and lie down next to them, if you so fancy (see the insane photo album at […]

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The alarm went off too damn early.  Way, way too early. If the jet lag didn’t get us the night before, the vino would follow up with the one-two punch.  It was time to leave Paris.  After four nights, we were headed to the Loire Valley (see photo slideshow below). We made our way through […]

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