This week in The Pearl – July 31, 2026


We are continuing our re-watch of Eugene Levy’s show “The Reluctant Traveler,” it is just as entertaining the second time around. We watched episodes in Spain, and in Mexico. I of course sketched. In one episode he said something that is worth quoting. “You’re never too old to get aquatinted with the world you’re living…

This week ‘back’ in The Pearl – July 3, 2026


As we do so often on Friday mornings, we are both sitting at the table writing our blogs, it is a familiar routine. Last Friday was our last day in Paris so we went to lunch with Shirley and Jim at Marcello, it was a perfect place to wrap up all the good times we…

This week “not” in The Pearl – June 25, 2026


It is hard to think that next week I will be posting from The Pearl. It has been quite a journey with a lot of memories. Tricia is posting about our time in Kotor today. Our apartment in Paris is in a perfect location, in a Haussmann style building, just a block from Gare Montparnasse….

This week “not” in The Pearl – June 18, 2026


We have been back in France now for 18 days, and in Paris for the last week. So how does it feel to be back in Paris? The first word that comes to my mind is ‘familiar.’ Though it is quite a different vibe than The Pearl, it does not seem foreign. I am doing…

TheTravelsketcher’s Tuesday


“A walk about Paris will provide lessons in history, beauty, and in the point of life.” – Thomas Jefferson One of the most important lesson to ponder is the wisdom of a culture that makes an old man sitting in a cafe the most normal thing in the world.