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I spent a lot of time — over two years — planning our trip to Burgundy, France last summer.  I did not spend nearly as much time planning on how to travel with kittens.  This is because we were not supposed to have kittens when we left. Before our beloved tabby passed in November 2015, we…

The travel points/miles game is confusing, ever-changing, frustrating, and exhilarating. Airline Points & Miles This year, we’ve been fortunate to fly all over the world on points/miles: In March, Chris and his mother flew to Paris in business class, round trip, on American Airlines for her birthday.  We paid 200K AA miles for these two round-trip tickets. In…

Some thoughts on what I’ve learned after planning our Burgundian adventure for so long… I can live out of a 26L backpack indefinitely and still feel stylish, fabulous, and comfortable. I can still overpack with a 26L backpack.  There were a few bits and bobs that I could have done without (*ahem* the road atlas!).…

After four glorious, restful, magical, quiet weeks in rural France, how on earth could we go back to our busy, crowded, city life?  We tried to plan our last days in France so that our departure was smooth and relaxed and in line with the rest of our vacation. First, we did NOT have a…

We’re now back from France.  Chris has been doing a great job of keeping notes and blogging about our daily adventures there.  This post is more about the day-to-day life there… First, it must be noted that we were very fortunate with the timing of this trip with respect to our careers.  Neither of us had to…