Olympic Paris

Olympic Paris

by | Jul 25, 2024 | France, July 2024: Le Tren Bleu

  On the Tuesday after Tomorrowland, we enjoyed coffee and breakfast outside our hotel at Natural Caffé before checking out:     Taking the 1:21pm Eurostar train from Brussels to Paris, we arrived at around 3:30pm, getting us to our beautiful and...
I Want “Paler-mo” Of It!

I Want “Paler-mo” Of It!

by | Sep 15, 2021 | Belgium, Crisis, Fail, France, Introspection, Italy, Post-travel Reflections, September 2021: The Tyrrhenian Sea, Serendipitous!, Sicily, Walking Tours, What Dreams May Come

  After 2 days relaxing in the off-the-beaten-path island of Lampedusa, the gang took a direct evening flight out to Palermo, capital of Sicily, afterwards.     Founded by Phoenicians under the name of “Ziz” and later renamed by Greeks “Panormos”, which...
The Longest Domestic Flight In The World, Biz Class // … & Forcing An Emergency Landing: Réunion -> Paris -> Nice -> Zurich -> Halifax -> NYC

The Longest Domestic Flight In The World, Biz Class // … & Forcing An Emergency Landing: Réunion -> Paris -> Nice -> Zurich -> Halifax -> NYC

by | Sep 4, 2019 | Crisis, Doctor in the House, Flying Fancy, France, Réunion, Way Way Off the Beaten Path

  Dearest readers, I’ll begin by documenting the longest domestic flight in the world on business class from Réunion to Paris. And then I’ll end with how I forced an emergency landing in Halifax, Nova Scotia for an in-flight medical...