I knew Bordeaux was going to be expensive. I was here last year to visit friends and got to experience Bordeaux’s high prices first hand. Coming back, I knew I’d have to budget a lot. Bordeaux is an upscale city- a city for shopping, drinking, and eating. It sits in the center of the world [...]
Tag Archives: wine
The Weekly Photo: Bordeaux, France
February 27, 2010 – 4:27 am
A Wine Tour in Argentina
March 30, 2009 – 2:11 pm
When someone says “wine” my mouth salivates. When someone says “bikes” I think exercise. But when someone says “bikes and wine” I think fun and trouble. I should have got a BUI (biking under the influence) in Mendoza, Argentina. Mendoza, Argentina is known as the wine capital of Argentina with thousands of bodegas (wineries) nestled [...]
The Saturday City: Bordeaux
January 31, 2009 – 12:30 pm
Located in western France near the Spanish border, this port city on the Garonne River attracts visitors year round with its food, wine, history, and charm. I, of course, went to Bordeaux for all of those reasons – but I mostly went because a friend had invited me down. And I never turn down the [...]