Continuing on our Eurotrip adventures… From Marseille we headed west to the famous wine region of Bordeaux. Apparently there is some traditional rivalry between Bordeaux…
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Adventures in Aix-en-Provence
Our second stop in the Provence region was Aix-en-Provence (I always get confused with French words – you pronounce it ‘ex’). Having just come from…
Adventures in Marseille
The Eurotrip adventure recaps continue! After a few days in the Loire Valley with dreary weather and cold chateaus, we were ready for some sea…
Loire Valley wine & foodie notes
Back to the Eurotrip posts, which I’m still just over halfway through! Besides chateaus, the Loire Valley is known for its wines, particularly white wines…
Adventures in Versailles
We rose early in our Parisian apartment and made the trip out to Versailles, the famous royal chateau until the beginning of the French Revolution.…
Adventures at the Louvre
Did you know that the Musée de Louvre is open in the evening on Wednesdays and Fridays? We’d heard it was less crowded at night,…
Adventures in Paris, Part Two
Continuing in Paris (see Part 1 here). We always try to make a point of walking as much as possible when travelling (weather permitting) –…
Adventures in Paris, Part 1
From Freiburg we made the journey to the City of Lights – Paris! I had been warned beforehand to not have unrealistic expectations about Paris.…
Bonne année et bonne santé!
At the time this post goes live, I should be ringing in the new year with The Boy and some friends, on the Champs-Élysées in Paris!…
Travelling Vicariously: France
I’ve been at home sick for the past couple of days, and haven’t really been able to do much beyond lying in bed and doing…