To be completely honest, I never felt compelled to visit Paris like most people do. I know... what? It's the city of love for goodness sake! Hell-o, the macaroons! The architecture! The freakin' Eiffel Tower! I know, I know.

Even though Marseille is France's second largest city, it gave off the perfect Mediterranean vibe. Calm, cool, collected and gorgeous. Our main focus was to get that passport, but we managed to spend a lot of time exploring around the Vieux Port (Old Port).

Our drive in was beautiful -- right along the beaches swarming with tourists and folks ready to soak in that hot Mediterranean sun. We dropped off our luggage at the hostel, walked around to soak up the sights and searched for some food, but our scenic backdrop quickly turned into a traveler's worst nightmare.