Paris and her medieval latrines…a stroll with the Pear a year ago today.

Posted on August 3, 2012 by thetravelingpear

Like most of our Paris adventures this one started out kind of silly– Moi to the Chef: ” So how about we go find Paris’ oldest toilets today?” If only one could have seen the expression on my Chef’s face at this suggestion—priceless–almost like I had asked him play 18th century dress-up (something he secretly […]

vacationland

Posted on August 2, 2012 by thetravelingpear

Sorry it’s been a while but this traveling pear has been so extremely busy that life seems to be speeding by without even a yield sign for slowing down! Over a week ago the Chef’s Momma and I blasted off from Texas headed for Maine. The long journey began as usual, but turned into a […]

A little of this and a little of that…in Texas

Posted on July 21, 2012 by thetravelingpear

Yes, it’s been too long. The last post was weeks ago. It’s not that we haven’t got anything to say. It’s just that one of us has been away. While the Chef stayed back in Maine and welcomed the arrival of our household things (that had been held hostage for the last 5 months) I […]

A stroll through Paris…

Posted on July 3, 2012 by thetravelingpear

A year ago today, the Chef and I took a stroll through the city of our dreams, the city we called home. Join us as we reminiscence. watched the Bateaux Mouches float lazily along the river Seine discovered the location of Marie Antoinette’s chocolatier enjoyed a sugary cloud of barbe à papa dodged gypsies at the Louvre chased […]

Where the U.S. ends and Canada begins

Posted on July 2, 2012 by thetravelingpear

Here’s a look at the weekend roadtrip the Chef and I made to the eastern most city in the continental U.S.–Lubec, Maine. Along the way we couldn’t help but stop when we saw something unusual–a historic home, a fort complete with Civil War reenactors or a candy-cane lighthouse. Once we reached Lubec (charming little coastal village) and saw Canada just […]