Aug 14 2016
Took a summer driving trip to the Piedmont to avoid the Mane Fete. Went over the top of the Alps to St Veran, the highest village in France, then on to two days in Torin, and finally two wine days in La Morra. Filled the back of of Subaru with Borola and Barbaresco.
Jun 20 2016
The week of June 20 I did an intensive French call at Millefeuille
May 27 2016
We took a 17 day trip to Georgia and Armenia with three days in Paris at the end. We started in Tbilisi. There we ate a lot of Georgian food, drank Georgian wine and attended the puppet theater. We went on to Sighaghi, Kazbegi, Borjomi, Vardzia, and then to Yerevan in Armenia with side trips […]
May 4 2016
For David’s 79th birthday we visited him in Wuppertal. We also visited Dusseldorf and Cologne. The party we hosted by Claudia and Frank at their place and included the French gang.
Apr 7 2016
Before returning to France we stopped in Amman Jordan and took a series of day trips to Petra, Jerash, Madaba, and Jerusalem.
Mar 25 2016
We started in Delhi for two days, took a luxury train trip through Rajasthan and ended with three days in Mumbai at the Taj. Day 1 Delhi – Jaipur Arrive at the Safdarjung Railway Station to commence the Indian Panorama tour aboard the Maharajas Train. Soon after the boarding formalities are over, you will be […]
Mar 11 2016
We spent two weeks in Sri Lanka, primarily in the cultural triangle. Watson_Tailor-made Sri Lanka_11Sep
Feb 23 2016
With Coral Expeditions would took a small boat cruise to Northern PNG and the Trobriand Islands. With us on the cruise were Julie and Grahame as well as Diane. Alotau This morning join our private jet in Cairns for the short flight to Alotau (additional expense). After boarding Coral Discoverer, at 3:00pm we leave Alotau […]
Feb 16 2016
As the first stop on our around-the-world trip Judith went to Auchland New Zealand. The high point of the visit was to sail an America’s Cup style boat around the bay. After a cruise to Northern PNG we went to Brisbane for a visit with Merle and Regis.
Dec 15 2015
Judith and I spent Christmas and New years 2015 in France and Italy. We flew to Rome on December 15 where we met Tom and Tim for a four day visit. In Mane we spend Christmas Eve at David’s with Michele, David, Suzanna, Werner, and other. We had Christmas dinner at Tom and Tim. New […]
Oct 10 2015
On October 10 Judith and I took a six week vacation to Japan and Taiwan. In Japan, after a couple days in Tokyo and a dinner a Florilege, we took the bullet train to the northern island. We visited Nokkaido and Noboribestsu spending time at the hot springs. We went south to visit Benesse art […]
Aug 23 2016
Villa St. Joseph Remodel
This post is a work in progress. I will add pictures and details over time. Starting in 2008 we conducted major projects to repair, restore, and upgrade VSJ. This post documents these efforts 2008 2008 was largely a year of repairs. Most rooms were painted. My study was created from the barn. The pantry was […]
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By Daniel • France, Mane, Residence