Tag Archives: Eurail

Side Trip: Verona in a Flash

Posted on March 24, 2015 by cara

I THOUGHT I WAS RACING THROUGH EUROPE until I met a young California couple in Milan’s central train station, consulting their Eurail map. They are doing nine countries in three weeks. By that standard, my trip — three countries in … Continue reading →

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¡Hola Madrid!

Posted on March 4, 2015 by cara

THIS IS GOING TO BE HARD. Not the traveling-alone part. And certainly not the drinking vermouth part. The no-shopping part (of which more later). I left New York yesterday in yet another snowstorm and arrived today in a city where … Continue reading →

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Post-Charlie Paris, Travel Plans for March

Posted on January 20, 2015 by cara

PARIS IS STILL PARIS, as these atmospheric photos, taken last weekend by my cousin Susan, show. She reported the streets were ‘normale,’ with plenty of shoppers (the semi-annual sales are on) and heavier police presence in the Marais. My month-long, … Continue reading →

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