What do you get when you mix sunshine, "Arab" art, elephants, booksellers, classical music and too much wine? Why, you get our second full day in La Cité des Lumiéres. So, day two, picking up where we left off in yesterday's post, began with a stroll across the Seine river (with an appearance by theContinue reading "Paris – day deux"
Day 1 in Paris
Twas the day after Christmas And all through the flat Not a creature was stirring Except me, how weird is that? Bonjour from Paris, mes amis! It's about 8:40am local time, and I've been awake since about 8, pondering why, after spending yesterday day kicking some pretty serious jet lag's butt, I'm not still sleeping. Continue reading "Day 1 in Paris"
Holiday shopping survival tips
Other than a trip to the grocery store tomorrow, I am officially never shopping in America again...until 2013. I'm sure I'll drop some significant euros in France, but that's another blog entry (or several). Surprisingly, I didn't kill anyone, either personally or vehicular-ly, during this year's shopping escapades, and I'm in a pretty chill moodContinue reading "Holiday shopping survival tips"
It takes a village to get to Paris
This vacation planning thing is complicated, y'all. Two weeks in a foreign country is a different animal than a few days in a gated community in Florida, or even a visit to the Rocky Mountains. There is so much to do I honestly wonder if the list will even end. I think a lot ofContinue reading "It takes a village to get to Paris"
Twitter + American Airlines = Lessons in Customer Service
Ok, so here's the thing. I work in marketing. I oversee a Box Office, and I dream about the "quirks" of our website at night. Customer service...sheesh...my staff and I talk about it all the time. We try to look at social media complaints on twitter and facebook as opportunities to engage with our patronsContinue reading "Twitter + American Airlines = Lessons in Customer Service"
Everything and a Racehorse 