After nearly 30 hours of flights, the city of Kathmandu was awash with blood and there were headless carcases of horse-sized beasts on every corner. In my shock, I sent a sarcastic email to family saying that I had not expected such fanfare but thought the entrails lining the streets to herald my arrival was an absolutely lovely gesture…More
What began as “a little house of cards” is sure to be the most opulent experience you’ll have in a lifetime—no matter how well-to-do your friends may be. Initially set up as a hunting lodge for Louis XIII, Chateau de Versailles became France’s grandest and most famous chateau by his successor, Louis XIV—the Sun King. [...]
To be honest, I wasn’t sure I’d like it. I thought it was quaint. But dinky. No place for a city chick. The roads were narrow. You could hide an orphanage in the potholes. And it was creepy, all those doilies. Nonetheless, house prices were right. So I bought a place in the village of [...]
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