Betsy Nelson asked Janice MacLeod:

Thanks for putting together "A Paris Year" - I liked the variety of information, art, and photographs. You have a lovely eye for detail. My question is - how is it possible to "travel to distant lands to sip coffee in front of breathtaking views" as your biography states? This seems pretty fabulous.

Janice MacLeod Back when I lived in Los Angeles, I heard a quote (from a famous actor but I forget who). He was asked "How do you make it to Hollywood?" and he responded "Take Olympic." Olympic Boulevard was the original road that went from the ocean to the town of Hollywood. So to answer your question, to travel to distant lands to sip coffee in front of breathtaking views, one must choose to travel to a place with breathtaking views and aim to rent a place with a kitchen so one can sip coffee in front of that view. That said, you're probably asking more about how I can afford to do it. I work on the road... a mix of my Etsy shop (https://www.etsy.com/shop/janicemacle...), royalties on books (somewhat paltry at times so therefore unreliable), day trading, and saving up. I actually don't work as much as I'd prefer now that we have a baby, so there hasn't been any book writing happening, but hopefully in the next few years. We have to travel on faith a lot as well. Like we might have the time (Christophe might be between jobs) so we can go, but are also scared to go because he might not be bringing in cash. But we've never regretted the trips we've taken, so sometimes we just go, then come home and hunker down to work.

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