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Paris has a reputation of having great food and wine. And what better way to sample both than on a local walking food tour? When Craig and I were in Kolkata, India, we went on a fabulous street food walking tour, which we found through Airbnb Experiences. I wrote about my impressions of the tour …
It may sound macabre to willingly take time to wander through a subterranean mausoleum containing the bones of more than 6 million people. In some ways I guess it was. But that was what Craig and I did when we toured the Catacombs of Paris, France. Here’s a brief historical note to give you a …
I wasn’t certain what to expect as I entered the door of the Conciergerie in Paris, France – the grandeur of a medieval royal palace, or the grime of a revolutionary prison. And, of course, the truth is that I found both and neither of these. The Conciergerie was originally built as a medieval royal …
We didn’t get to go to the Palace of Versailles, the opulent chateau built by Louis XIV, on our last trip to Paris. I was determined not to miss it a second time. It would be something of a nostalgic trip for me. I went there on a family trip when I was 14 years …
Having decided to travel to Paris and Normandy, we then settled down to research what we wanted to do in each destination. As you can imagine, we landed up with an impressive list of things to do and places to see. Here’s a few of the items on our list for Paris: • Visit the …
Craig and I have a tradition. When we travel to a new country, we buy a small flag of whatever country we’ve been to. These flags are displayed in our indoor braai room –barbeque, for those who aren’t South African. So far, we’ve collected around 20 flags. This begs the question of why our recent …
To some people stepping into a revolving door may not be much of an issue. But for me, standing there with my white cane, stepping into the revolving door was a matter of deep thought and planning. Here’s why I find revolving doors scary: 1 Stepping in– as a blind person you have to figure …
I’m always keen to discover how accessible a destination is, not only for me as The Blind Tourist, but for those with other disabilities. As I’ve said before, each disability faces different challenges when traveling. As a simple example, a person in a wheelchair may have difficulty getting around a tourist site, if insufficient work …
Do you have any idea how nervous I felt crossing the multi-lane roads in Kolkata? And that was with sighted assistance. Doing so independently would have made me a nervous wreck! It wasn’t that the roads were busy. Well, it was partially that, because I’ve never experienced such high volumes of traffic, even in the …
“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.” – the Road Not Taken, by Robert Frost. That may be a strange way to start an article about an experience I had in the city of Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) on my recent …