Road trip #4 – Mount Rainier

Thursday. It was raining. When we got out of our motel, we couldn’t see the mount Rainier: the huge mountain (4 392 m, 14 409 ft) was hidden behind the clouds. We came to see it,

Colors of fall foliage in New England

We are back from a weekend in the White Mountains: the weather was awesome, and we enjoyed walking and even camping. Fall foliage is there, and it’s a real treat. The next weeks in Boston

10 reasons to love Boston

I’ve been living in Boston for about 2 years. At first we left here “just to see”. And eventually we’ll stay two more years. These past 2 years went by really fast: I can still

A cruise on a schooner in Salem

Last Sunday, we did a schooner cruise in Salem. In French, we say goélette, which has absolutely nothing in common. Manu had to learn how to use all the sailing words: he’s been learning how

Road trip #1 – Two days in Seattle

We started our road trip with Seattle, on the North West coast of the US. We landed late on Saturday night, and went right away to our Bnb located in the west of the city, in the

Almost in vacation

Saturday we’ll fly for the North West of the US. Vacation is around the corner. I don’t really remember how we decide for this particular trip. To begin with, we just wanted to go to

8 books for a road trip

I always bring a lot of books when I go on vacation. This year, I’ll also bring some audiobooks, that’s a first. It doesn’t mean that Manu and I won’t talk, but we’ll spend at

Road trip with friends // 15 days of great memories

This afternoon, I started watching pictures from last year road trip. I felt nostalgic. These vacation were incredible: spending long hours in the middle of great American landscapes, hiking in National Parks, sleeping in cheap

Sam Adam’s Brewery in Boston

Before living in the US, I knew nothing about american beers. I figured that there was only Budweiser. But I discovered that actually, beer is a big deal here. Maybe because we are living in

Guided tour in the gorgeous Yale Universtity

“Why are we visiting an university?” Manu was a bit blasé this last Sunday morning. It was early and our first impression of the Yale campus was that it looked a bit too much like