Behind the Eiffel Tower, Paris | Photo by Lauren Girardin Claude Wainstain is a sneaky man. He not only captivated me and Todd with his passionate storytelling, he had his wife...
We ate all this cheese | Photo by Lauren Girardin For the most part, we ate at home with our hosts in St. Mandé or picnicked. Food and booze prices in Paris restaurants are...
Postcard: Eiffel Tower sunset from St. Mande, Paris | Art by Todd Berman We spend our first day in Paris brain dead in the spectacular St. Mande home of Claude and Jacqueline,...
Cava slinging bartender, Barcelona, Spain | Photo by Lauren Girardin I won’t look up. I can’t look up. If I do I’ll get cava in my eye. Glass after glass of the...
Where we ate: Shrink wrapped goat heads at Mercat de Sant Joseph | Photo by Lauren Girardin
Street art in Lisbon, Portugal | Photo by Lauren Girardin Spray paint sales are doing well on the Iberian peninsula. At night, artists and hooligans make their marks all over the...
Dali Museum, Figures, Spain | Photo by Lauren Girardin After we say farewell to the Baron and Baroness, Todd and I skip out of Barcelona for a side trip through Catalonia, Spain....
Where we ate: Vinil, Girona – We’d been told that the food in Catalonia is some of the best in Spain, because of the proximity to France. They weren’t kidding, this...
Postcard: El Xampanyet, Barcelona, Spain | Art by Todd Berman We’ve settled in so well in Spain that in Barcelona, we’re briefly mistaken for locals by a German...
When traveling around Madrid and Barcelona, I recommend bringing along your own talented architect who can help you fully appreciate the beauty of these well-built Spanish cities....
