This summer my shop, JJ Caprices, is doing a Summer Travel Series that spotlights some of my favorite countries! We are interviewing lots of interesting adventurers and locals around the globe as we feature these fab places. I will include my favorites over here to share with you as well, but feel free to jump over…
All photos by French Grey Photography A goal for this year’s winter trip to Paris was to have my likeness captured by a professional photographer in the City of Light. The thought of Madame Tour Eiffel and me photographed in the dawning light of a perfect Parisian morning seemed like just the awe-inspiring moment to record eternally…not to mention the amazing marketing…
While I may recommend to solo women travelers to “research, plan and plan some more,” my trip to Istanbul from Paris was a blatant disregard of my own advice. But in the words of Katharine Hepburn, “If you obey all the rules (or tips) you miss all the fun!” Plus what is life without a little spontaneity from time to time….
When trying to figure out where to go in Italy in January, I asked my Italian cousins, “What do you think of Puglia?” Yes, Puligia. You see, I have been obsessed with a seaside restaurant set inside of a cave that happens to be in one of Puligia’s provinces called Bali. Imagine being elegantly seated inside a vaulted limestone…
The privilege of staying with locals when visiting any foreign city is without doubt the best way to learn its rhythm and feel its heart. I had the pleasure of staying with dear friends during my too short stay in The Eternal City, and it was divine. During the day I would make due on my own as…
The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. – Albert Einstein I found this quote yesterday on the Ritz Paris website. I head to Paris next Monday, so I was visiting their site to see if the 2+ year remodel was finished and if I would have the pleasure of enjoying a “Serendipity” mixed…
Some countries are too incredible to stop writing about once I leave their sovereign borders. And each time I think back to all I saw and did in Bolivia I really can’t believe I was in such a fantastical part of our planet. The breathtaking Andes, the daunting altitude, the lush rainforest, the crazy bowler hats, the…
Before I left for Bolivia and Peru I was approached by new author, Wendy C. Garfinkle, to write a guest post for the blog. She recently finished a science fiction novel called Serpent on a Cross based in Medieval Eastern Europe (see below for description and buying information). To show support for her new endeavor and learn…
Although my focus this trip was Bolivia, I couldn’t come all the way to South America, be a stone’s throw away from one of the wonders of the world (“stone’s throw” in this case means a ten hour bus ride) and not visit it. So I took a 5 day detour to discover the rich, diverse…
Thank goodness for antibiotics. I am not sure what *insert name of ancient Bolivian indigenous leader conquered by the Spanish here* revenge I acquired in Uyuni, but it went dormant only to wage a second, more comprehensive, assault on my body just in time for my flight back to La Paz and subsequent 3 hour bus ride to…
