I was ready. For months before I embarked on my first trip to the Paris in my dreams, I had thoroughly researched what to wear in Paris, purchased items that copied the looks, and carefully packed more options than needed.…
Yep! Just me! I encountered lots of interesting, enlightening, and confidence-building experiences on my first solo trip. But I was unprepared for the sheer number of times I had to reaffirm that I was indeed solo. Not from Parisians. But…
By myself? As I wrote in my intro story, embarking on a solo journey to Paris at 50 wasn’t the original plan. Not even something I wanted. Definitely not what I had envisioned. Determined to fulfill my dream of Paris,…
I have been obsessed with Paris since I was a young teen in the 80s (hello GenXers!), and my grandmother nurtured that passion along with my budding interest in fashion, shopping, and looking like all of the women I saw…