inspiration & wanderlust

a love letter to red wine

thewino1I’m not the Romantic – this much we know is true. I don’t have a husband and my life is less candlelight and roses and more pubs and parties. But along the way, I have found a love that is true and deep and very real. My travels have taken me all over the world, and you, red wine, have been there for me through it all.

I guess I can say I really fell in love during my semester abroad in Paris. How could I not? Long lunches at Parisian cafes, picnics in Jardin de Luxembourg, nights out with the girls in Bastille, dinner along the Seine… you transformed me from a college beer-pong enthusiast to a well-travelled jetsetter. Upon my return from France, we were inseparable.

That’s not to say we haven’t been through some rough patches. Like the year I spent in Ireland, when you made yourself VERY hard to find. (Were you holding it against me for that summer after sophomore year when I exclusively bought boxed white wine?!) At times, my love for you has made me sick to my stomach – literally. Remember the time I had to skip seeing the Spanish Steps in Rome because of you?  Sorry again, Gram.

But despite our bad times, I always come back to you. Can you believe the places we’ve seen together? The French countryside, the canals of Venice, the Austrian Alps, a nightclub in the Dominican Republic (that time was weird.)

You’re always there for me when times get tough: when I’ve had a hard day at work; when I’m missing my boyfriend; when it’s raining; when it’s not raining; when Ben got kicked off “The Bachelorette.”

What else can I say, red wine? You’re a real gem. And I love ya.

Here’s to a very long and happy life together,
the wino 

The Lazy Travelers are two transatlantic best friends who have mastered the art of exploring a new city. Though Ashley is based in London and Carolyn is in Philadelphia, we'll use any excuse to reunite around the world. We’re professional bar hoppers, pub crawlers, and food testers, and you’ll never see us zipping around, checking things off a list of “must-sees.”

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