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If there is one, I think I’ve found it! After spending less than 24 hours in Athens, Greece I hopped on a short 45 minute flight to Santorini, Greece…the most amazing place I’ve ever been to. It’s absolutely breathtaking. The sun is always shining, bright and hot, the people are amazingly friendly and the food is fantastic! I think I’ve found my new favorite place to be, and I’ll definitely be coming back here again, soon. Once I arrived I had a car waiting for me at the airport to take me to my hotel, or villa. It was about a 30 minute drive from the airport on narrow, winding roads but with incredible views the whole way. I had a “bell hop” waiting for me as soon as the car arrived and he took my ... read more

Venice…where do I start! First of all, it took me an entire day to get there! I was supposed to arrive around 5pm but one of my trains was delayed and made an unexpected stop, at least unexpected to me, so I missed two of my connections. Once I arrived at the first station in Italy they told me I had to go back to France to exchange my ticket! Thankfully the first stop in France was only 15 minutes away, so I made my way there and they told me they couldn’t do anything because it was an Italian ticket! Ugh, come on, someone needs to help me here! So I went back to the Italian station with the intention of just buying new tickets and moving on. But I decided to explain one more ... read more

Hello from Italy! I arrived in Venice, Italy very late last night, due to train delays. I’ll get to that in my next post, but now I’ll tell you all about my wonderful time in Nice, and my last night in Vence, France. On Saturday morning I meant to get up early, but ended up sleeping an hour or so later than I wanted. That was fine, I obviously needed the sleep! I eventually made my way to the bus stop, after grabbing a chocolate croissant, and was off to Nice for the day. The bus ride to Nice takes about an hour and it’s beautiful! With stops through the mountains to Cannes, I couldn’t ask for a better, or cheaper (1 Euro), ride to Nice. Once I arrived I just began to wander, which seems ... read more

After yesterday I felt I need to allow myself to sleep in a while this morning. Sadly sleeping in for me these days means getting up at 8:30! I took my time getting ready for the day then set out to find some breakfast. Because I didn’t leave my hotel until 11, it was just about lunch time here so I just grabbed a chocolate croissant and walked through St Paul de Vence. A beautiful, old, walled in town that’s heaven for an artist like me. There are little studios and galleries around every corner, and through just about every door. It is so inspirational to see a place like this. I didn’t find any pottery studios, but maybe I wasn’t looking in the right places, cause there was pottery being sold in just about every ... read more

Bonsoir! (Good evening) After a 3 hours delay on the train yesterday I finally made it to Avignon, then with a 15 minute taxi ride I arrived at my hotel in Villeneuve Lez Avignon, a beautiful town just across the Rhone River from Avignon...the heart of Provence! I like to call my hotel "The Lyndee Hotel" because it looks like a hotel my Mom would have decorated, and LOVED! There are little reminders of her everywhere and I love it! I smile every time a thought of her pops into my head. So many people said this would be such a healing experience for me, and they were so right! Once I arrived at my hotel I dropped off my luggage and went out to wander the little town. There are many narrow, brick paved streets ... read more