by leandra | Oct 10, 2023 | Food & Drink, International Travel, Travel
Food + Drink Aux quatre coins du vin – Hoping for the opportunity to try a few local wines, I booked us at a wine bar on Saturday night where we shared a card that allowed us to get a 3, 6 or 10 cl pour from the machines. I enjoyed the red options (many local...
by leandra | Oct 7, 2023 | International Travel, Travel
Each of the host cities for the Rugby World Cup has a fan zone where you can go to buy merchandise, drinks, and watch rugby with a bunch of other fans on a big screen. Bordeaux’s version was underwhelming. I was expecting the scope of the fan zone pop-up shops...
by leandra | Oct 6, 2023 | Food & Drink, International Travel, Travel
After picking up our rental car from Avis at the Bordeaux airport, we headed toward Saint-Émilion to explore the town and wine taste… or so we thought. We found a parking space in the free lot (score!) around 11am, and that’s when I saw several messages...
by leandra | Oct 4, 2023 | Food & Drink, Travel
We started our adventure with an easy Uber ride to the airport, then our flight left on time AND we had an open middle seat between us – huzzah! Our room wasn’t ready at the Even Hotel when we arrived at noon so we stored our bags and headed out on foot toward...
by leandra | Oct 2, 2023 | International Travel, Travel
Our positive experience at the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan lead us to highlight the 2023 tournament in France. This time around the ticketing process was more chaotic and difficult (thanks France), but in 2022 we were able to get tickets to see South Africa play...