Great idea. Hit the spots on the show and then shop for slinky clothes and stiletto heels.

Seriously, though, anyone who's traveling to Paris or Provence (Dianne's sister is based in the Luberon region) should consider hooking up with Linda Mathieu (website link a few posts up). I got a lovely e-mail back from her, and she said that she started the walking/photo tours business to supplement her husband's retirement income, but it's turned out to be something she really loves doing. She wrote that she loves taking visitors around Paris, and "when they tell me 'we couldn't have seen all of this without you,' it makes my day -- and makes my sore feet worth it."

Also inspiring to see how she's taken something she enjoys and has turned it into a career opportunity.

I checked out the photo of her Provence "dollhouse." What an utterly beautiful place to call home.