Travel
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France, Day 4: Napping at the Chateau
Another scorcher – at one point we passed a thermometer that read 37 Celsius, which was later converted for me to over 98. No wonder the hills seemed so brutal!! So brutal in fact, that after another fantastic picnic (todays fave component was a rabbit terrine) under the shade of a tree next to the
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France, Day 3: Hot, Hot, HOT!
Every single Blue Marble bike trip I’ve been on has been scorchingly hot, and this one is no exception. This heat makes ordinary hills seen tougher, but it helps you earn that post-ride beer. I’m wiped from today’s ride, so here are the highlights: amazing lunch picnic by the river of market goodies and yesterday’s
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France, Day 2: Let the Cycling Begin
Today was the first official cycling day of the trip – a modest 25k loop through some of the vineyards of St. Emilion. Let me just say, for the record, that cycling through the vineyards of France is excellent balm for the soul, regardless of what is going on in the rest of your life.
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France, Day 1: Entering Wine Country
I took the Eurostar to France, but instead of going through Paris, I was routed through Marnee la Vallee, otherwise know as the home of EuroDisney. This meant a 10 am train full of screaming children as I was having my morning coffee. Thankfully, after the transfer to the TGV, which took me the rest
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London, Day 3: Laziest Day Ever
Woke up at noon, puttered around the apartment, went to lunch at St. John. No marrow bones — they were saving them for the "feast" menu. "Made do" with welsh rarebit and a pig skin & pea shoot salad. Walked home, took a nap. Got a massage, lazed about, walked to dinner at Teyyabs —
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London Day 2: A Lazy Day
Slept over 10 hours, wandered my way down to Borough Market and had lunch at Wright Brothers Oysters — 1/2 dozen raw, 3 fried, and a glass of muscadet. Had a shortbread cookie and an iced espresso for dessert. Wandered around a bit more, then met Rebecca for a drink on the roof garden at
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London, Day 1
After sleeping pretty well on the flight over, I arrived to find a a gorgeous and sunny day (did someone swap NYC and London weather?). Just had a light picnic lunch and read in the park before getting one serious pedicure. Returned for a nap and then had dinner with Sara at the Tapa Room
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T Minus Less than Two Days
Flight to London leaves at 11:30 p.m. tomorrow night and heading to Bordeaux by train on Saturday. Tentatively scheduled activities in London involve seeing friends, strolling, napping, visiting Borough Market, and hitting a spa for a massage and a pedicure. Might possibly visit a Turkish bath, and if there's enough room in the luggage (I'm
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Bad Blogger
I went away for the weekend and didn't even bring my camera. For shame. A recap, in no particular order — grilled pizza, four mile run, oysters at the swanky new Out, a little singing, grilling in the rain, s'mores, Pegu cocktails, hot tub, challah french toast, bacon, more bacon, more rain. Home early for
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Even More Thoughts
– Yes, I do most of my shopping at the farmers market, try not to eat processed food, and all that, but sometimes every once in a blue moon, a woman needs some Cheetos, especially on a crappy, rainy day like yesterday.– What do you do when you're so environmentally conscious that you always have