We’re back! After a whirlwind trip to the U.S. (including a 26-hour travel day to Tampa from Toulouse), we’re once again on French soil. I have a running list of topics I still need to write about, but as I started typing today I thought the best place to start was our first trip home…
Tag: Atlanta
17 Hours to Smell the Roses
We took a 17-hour roundtrip journey to complete the final step of securing our visas for France. Along the way, we took a moment to stop and smell the roses.
Heading into the Home Stretch
Today marks a milestone in our journey. Well, actually tomorrow will, but today we head to Atlanta so we can complete the final stage of securing our work visas–interviews with the French Consulate. That means, if all goes well, in two weeks we’ll be on a plane to France. There’s only one song that can…
Part Two: Connecticut
We woke up this morning in Glastonbury, Connecticut. Yesterday was a long day of travel as we drove the hour and a half from Columbus up to the Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Airport, flew to Charlotte and then connected with our flight to Connecticut. Needless to say, we were exhausted by the time we reached our hotel….
First Stop: Columbus, GA
We are finally hitting the road. First stop: Columbus, Ga.
Learning to Talk Southern
This week, I was invited to have lunch with Matt and his colleagues at Green Manor Restaurant in Union City, Ga. Green Manor is a beautiful old Southern home that, according to its website, was built in the early 1900’s over the foundation of an early 1800’s home. During the noontime hour, the restaurant is packed with…
The Countdown Is on…
This is it–our last week in Atlanta. Reality is definitely sinking in as the minutes and hours tick away until we begin our new journey. Matt had the day off work, so we spent the day running errands, setting up appointments for junk removal and carpet cleaning and selling my car. Yes, I am now carless. It sounds…
Step into My Office
I said that to Matt this morning while sitting on our couch. It was a bit surreal knowing that I am officially a freelance travel writer, blogger and author (although my books have yet to be published). I ended up wrapping up things at my old job yesterday so they could set up my desk…
Au Revoir Atlanta Tour
Atlanta has been an amazing city to live in. There’s so much to do and (especially important to people who love food as much as we do) so many amazing restaurants at which to eat. Unsurprisingly, our goodbye tour of Atlanta has been centered around food and drink. This weekend we tried out the newly…
Eat, Drink, Move (Repeat) 