Grand Tour #32; Champagne Moments; Celebrating France.
Champagne Moments. French Culture is great. French food is great. French wine is great. The greatest french wine might be Champagne. Champagne is weird. (Entirely appropriately.) Its a funny drink … Continue reading
Grand Tour #31; Violence in France.
I am against violence. I’ve lived and worked in countries experiencing civil wars. I’ve visited others. I’ve been affected by terrorism campaigns. I’ve been “racially profiled”. I have been targeted … Continue reading
Grand Tour #30; Musée du quai Branly. Why and where from?
Paris. We walked. We talked. We reached our destination. Musée du quai Branly. Quai Branly is a Museum. It is an interesting Museum with an interesting story behind it. A … Continue reading
Grand Tour #29; Sarkozy, Clichy and Justice for all.
There are few inevitable things in this world. We have death. We have taxes and we have the seeming unstoppable wave of gentrification that spreads inexorably outwards in the capitals … Continue reading
Grand Tour #28 Bashing Up Cars in Paris.
So this is Paris. City of Light. All that. There are so many things about Paris to love. I love the fact that the central area is surprisingly compact, you … Continue reading
Microadventure Report #3: Hipster “Parkour” Hammock Camp at the “Melbourne Trail Head”
Planes. Planes. Planes. In my professional and personal life I spend a lot of time in airports and in aircraft. Despite my love of the wilderness I have to spend … Continue reading
Less Baggage Less Stuff Less Procrastination 