adventures of an american housewife in the south of france

Florence City Guide: Dos, Don’ts, Eats

You know how when people talk about trips to Italy and then they're like, "It was magical!  Dreamy!  So romantic! Amazing food!" and you're all, "Shut up, I hate you.  I want to go to Italy."  Disclaimer:  that's what's about to happen.  Because Italy was awesome. There were days I thought I'd never be done with this first post about our trip, but finally, it's finished!  We spent the majority of the time...

Annecy City Guide: Dos, Don’ts, Eats

I've fallen in love.  Don't worry, Michael knows all about it.  In fact, we've both fallen in love - with Annecy.  Seriously, I am obsessed with this town.  I don't think I've stopped talking about it since we got back two weeks ago:  the mountains, the canals, the quiet side streets, the lake.  Even in the cold, slightly gray of winter, this town charmed me completely. It's...

Stockholm City Guide: Dos, Don’ts, Eats

For Stéphanie and Simon's final farewell in October, the four us took a quick trip to Stockholm.  Why Stockholm?  Well, why not!  It's a beautiful city made up of 14 islands connected by 57 bridges.  The food is hearty and the drinks are strong.  We still had some time before the sun went away for the winter and the off-season fares were too good to pass up.  We rented an apartment in the central area...

Hump Day: Stockholm’s Absolut Ice Bar

So, I have a confession to make.  We did something really touristy during our trip to Stockholm. We went to the Absolut Vodka Ice Bar... ...and we had a great time. Really!  Laugh all you want, but it was a fun way to end a full day of walking around and sightseeing.  Yes, it is super cheesy, but it's a pretty unique experience and there is booze involved, people.  How can you have a bad...

Porto City Guide: Dos, Don’ts, Eats

Oddly enough, I have to thank Ryan Air for introducing me to Porto, Portugal.  Stéphanie and I wanted to go on a trip together before she moved back to Montreal and Ryan Air had a great deal to Porto that we just couldn't pass up.  Before this trip I had never really heard of Porto as a European destination and I want to make sure that doesn't happen to anyone else.  Porto is amazing and it was my favorite trip...

Hump Day: Port Wine in Porto

I think that, by now, you all know how much I love wine.  Living in California and France has given me the opportunity to learn about wine and the wine-making process in real life experiences, which is best way possible.  So when Stéphanie and I took our Girl's Trip to Porto, Portugal, I was really excited to expand my knowledge to a new type of wine about which I knew very little:  Port Wine.  There's a whole...

Food Porn Dictionary: International Edition

With all our recent travels, I thought it would be fun to put together an International Edition of the Food Porn Dictionary.  It's not just France that has great food in Europe, you know.  Our first stop is... COPENHAGEN, DENMARK Typical Danish food consists of open faced sandwiches, plus hearty dishes with lots of meats, potatoes, and gravy.  As I mentioned in my travel post, Copenhagen is surprisingly a...

Copenhagen City Guide Part III: Dos, Don’ts, Eats

I hope you guys are ready for my final post on Copenhagen, because I have many more recent travels to tell you about!  You can read about Copenhagen Parts One and Two by clicking on the links. Like any city, we had a lot of options of what to do with our short amount of time.  I think we did a pretty good job of filling our days with relaxing and interesting activities.  I've compiled a list of Dos and Don'ts...

Hump Day & Copenhagen Part II: Carlsberg Brewery Tour

One of the main things The Hub and I have been saying when asked about our trip to Copenhagen is, "Well, we drank a lot of beer."  In terms of drinking, we've always loved beer, but it's really taken a backseat to wine here in France (and my waistline thanks me), but in Copenhagen, it's all about the beer. Which obviously led us to the Carlsberg Brewery.  I mean, How could we go to Copenhagen and...

Copenhagen City Guide Part I: Fast Facts

Are you guys ready to hear about Copenhagen?  Good, because that's what's happening over here this week.  Copenhagen is my kinda town and we had a wonderful visit!  Everyone was all, "oh, why did you pick Copenhagen for your birthday trip?" And I'm all, "umm, I don't know.  Michael says it's cool?"  I knew I married him for a reason.  The man is smart.  We took the very last direct flight of the season from...

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