Yearly Archives: 2020

We were waiting excitedly at the Male Airport, (Conrad Lounge) for the seaplane. The seaplane would fly us to the Conrad Maldives, Rangali Island. Male Maldives Airport, Walkway to Seaplanes A massage therapist from the The Spa offered complimentary mini massages while waiting to board. We took up the offer! After a mini shoulder and neck massage the therapist let us know about a deal at The Spa. If we signed up for a 60-minute massage on that day (to be done at The Spa on Rangali Island) we could get 30 minutes tacked on for free.  So, in essence,…

L'atelier de Torréfaction is a coffee shop near Place de la Bastille in Paris.  We took the metro from our hotel to Place de la Bastille. We were exploring the area and came across a quaint looking lane - Cour Damoye. As we walked through the open metal gates our nasal passages were smiling all the way to the front doors of the coffee roaster with the bright red canisters, L'atelier de Torréfaction. L'atelier de Torréfaction is located on Cour Damoye What’s in these bright red canisters?  Looking South at Cour Damoye towards Place de la Bastille Coffee beans so fresh they…

We flew into Paris after spending a week in the South of France. The plan was to meet three of our adult children who were flying into to Paris from California.  We arrived in Paris a half-day early, checked into the hotel and headed up to the 19th Arrondissement to have lunch at the Paname Brewing Company.  We had met the owner on a previous trip to Paris and wanted to check it out. ⁣⁣The restaurant overlooks Canal de l'Ourcq and was busy on this Spring day in May.  After lunch we strolled along the walking path and made a stop at Le…

Looking for a bowl of cereal in the middle of the day? Cereal Killer Cafe can make that happen. We are familiar with Cereal Killer Cafe from our trips to the East End of London, but it was fun to spot a location in Dubai. Here's a quick video from our trip to Dubai and the Maldives in February of this year. Notice the tables and benches which are beds with old school designs. https://www.instagram.com/p/CD1-ohvFDoS/