The day the Sky set Paris on fire…
The day the Sky set Paris on fire began like any other. And just like any other, most people forgot about the Sky.
Making great leaps to get back…
The mystique of Instagram and Hipstamatic is that it gives a little twist on the everyday life, the mundane normalcy, and with a little filter added, a whole new world…
Tuileries and gardens…
Such an unfortunate situation to be stuck in Paris waiting for my co-workers. . . . I didn’t realize it yet. But I was coming down with something… It is…
Only moments after…
Only a few days separate these assignments. This time, I will travel more distance in a short span of time than I ever have before. Literally tens of thousands of…
In transit on the streets…
I told someone in a conversation not long ago, “I just didn’t want to pay for a place to stay for a night so I stayed on the streets.” It…
One skip…
What happens when you fly 9 hours west from India? You land in Paris. Not gonna lie, though. It was the most comfortable long-haul flight I’ve ever been on. Stay…
Putting away the hours…
Not too many hours on a plane to Paris from Boston. Six isn’t too bad. But 8.5 is… to Delhi, India. But we arrived late that night. Pardon the confused…
How now, coffee bean…?
The labor of 6 months is done. My “coffee table book” is done. Back in the summer, you followed me through my travels of Ethiopia, Oman, Turkey and other such…
Everyday Paris…
To claim to know a city well, you must know the public transportation. Sure, I’m “comfortable” with the metro… but I hate bus systems in any city anywhere in the…
There’s always Paris…
…and for the second time in about 10 days, I am in Paris. Its always odd when things like this happen. Last year I was in New York City two…
Catch-up to get ahead…
Pardon an indolent shot today, but this has been a day of catch-up and get-ahead. And if by “indolent” I mean that I was being so lazy that I walked…
To close this chapter…
Sorry, a little artsy, I know. But the Eiffel Tower at night really is kinda cool… I had lunch with my friends at the Baroque Room at the Musee D’Orsay…