Many might find this controversial, but my memories of visiting Paris as an adult are of vague disappointment. It not being quite what I wanted or hoped for. It was fine, but not great.

My husband and I spent February - May on the road. We visited eleven countries in Africa and Europe and finished our journey crossing the Atlantic on an ocean liner. Here are some of the details.

The little everyday words we exchange with people around us may seem small and unimportant, but, in fact, they’re words of love. Words that matter. I think about that a lot when I travel, whether I speak a country’s language, or not.

My winding — and yet, sensical — path to ending up, here, on the internet, advertising my work as a travel advisor.