Jen and James picked me up at my hotel, the La Tremoille. Which is a must for the solo Diva who wants to spoil herself rotten! Jen told us about this man Jim, an expat from Louisiana who had been living in Paris for 27 years. For the past few years, he’s been serving a…
I’m off to Paris now! My time is Brussels was lovely and I look forward to coming back again. The people here are so friendly! I’d be lying if I didn’t t tell you that this is a pretty exhausting trip. I’m here, in Europe, to do research for my book and I’m a rigorous…
The train trip from Waterloo station in London to Brussels Midi station was a lovely ride. Just like first class on a plane, they came around and served champagne before we departed the station. That was followed by a very civilized lunch on porcelain plates with real flatware – very impressive! I got to Brussels…
I’m hours away from my first-class train ride on the Eurostar to Brussels. Let me tell ya, it ain’t cheap! For a 3-hour train ride it’s a whopping $170 USD. Now second-class was $20 less and didn’t include the champagne lunch. So I splurged. On my last day in London, I went to the post…
Writing a book about traveling alone is not as much fun as just traveling alone. I have to keep track of all the nifty things I do and all the great people I meet.Then I have to turn my mental chaos of events and people into writing that will be helpful, interesting, and worthwhile. So, today, after spending two…
The best thing about traveling solo is that you never know what amazing, interesting people you’re going to meet. And last night’s turn of events is proof of the power of one. After a lovely dinner alone in Kensington, I was walking back to my marvelous apartment at 51 Kensington Court. If you all saw…
At last! After 2 days at the World Travel Market I am free to roam London like a real tourista! The WTM was amazing, I have to admit. The energy was so positive and every continent in the world was represented. 46,000 people from the four corners of the globe desended on London for 4…