Review : Paris Letters by Janice MacLeod
Paris Letters by Janice MacLeod Pages : 272 Genre : Non-Fiction, Travel Stand alone My Rating : 4/5 About the Book : Finding love and freedom in a pen, a paintbrush… and Paris. How much money does it take to quit your job? Disillusioned with corporate life and on the verge of burnout, Janice MacLeod is surprised when the answer isn’t as daunting as she expected. With a little maths and a lot of determination, Janice cuts...
Read MoreBali, here we come!
This photo of Kuta is courtesy of TripAdvisor This is it! Tomorrow, this very Friday, the Man and I are leaving for a much, much needed two weeks vacation in Indonesia – more precisely, to Bali! Unlike our trip to France, which had been planned for over a year, this one took life very quickly in early December, when a friend of ours left to explore Asia on her own for a few months. It will be exciting to meet with her there and have our...
Read More2 Mini-Reviews : A Winter Flame & Winter Wonderland
Every year around Christmas time I love to sit with a good book and enjoy the special reading by the Christmas tree. I put myself in the mood by selecting a few holiday-themed novels, and last year was no exception! I waited until the season was back again to share my reviews with you, and I start today with two very cute and romantic novels I really enjoyed. Happy reading! * * * A Winter Flame by Milly Johnson Pages : 450 Genre :...
Read More2 Mini-Reviews : How My Summer Went Up in Flames & Brooklyn Girls
How My Summer Went Up in Flames by Jennifer Salvato Doktorski Pages : 307 Genre : YA, Contemporary Stand alone My Rating : 2.5/5 From the back of the book : Rosie’s always been impulsive. She didn’t intend to set her cheating ex-boyfriend’s car on fire. And she never thought her attempts to make amends could be considered stalking. So when she’s served with a temporary restraining order on the first day of summer vacation,...
Read MoreReview : Flirting in Italian by Lauren Henderson
Flirting in Italian by Lauren Henderson Pages : 336 Genre : YA, Contemporary fiction Stand Alone My Rating : 4/5 What it’s about : When Violet comes across a centuries old painting of a girl who could be her twin, she feels like this is her opportunity to answer all the questions she has about who she is. Before long, she has planned a wonderful summer in Italy for herself, where she plans on discovering her link to the...
Read MoreWordless Wednesday : Hello from France!
(sorry, this won’t be completely wordless!) Good morning from Paris! Our three weeks in France are sadly almost over and I can’t believe how fast it went by! We have been having a truly amazing time and I’ll be coming back with thousands of pictures to revisit our trip. In the meantime, here are a few of my favorite instagram shots (and if you don’t already, you can follow me on there, as @infinitecurio!) (from top...
Read MoreAu revoir et à bientôt : leaving for France!
This is it you guys! Tonight, we are boarding on a plane and, if we do make it alive to other side (I have no faith in planes!), we’ll be landing in France where we will be spending the next three weeks! Mainly we’ll be in beautiful Paris; but we’ll also be celebrating our tenth anniversary (already!!?! woah!) in Mont-Saint-Michel as well as a couple nights in Marseille. Everything looks gorgeous and exciting and I am not...
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