My 14 Favorite Books About France
My favorite books about France is such a long list, not to mention limiting myself to only 10! When I decided to write a blog that would share my favorite books, the list quickly got out of hand. I decided I had to limit the list to 10. No doubt, there will be other blogs to follow this one that will focus on books but each ...
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Offline Map APPS to Keep Your Trip Organized
Maps or APPS or APPS with Maps: Does anyone still use paper maps or is everyone using APPS ? The answer is Yes! to both. There are still those persons who prefer that paper map over the offline map apps on their phone. As for moi? I like to look at the paper map before I hit the road so I have a general idea in my head as ...
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Travel Guide Resources and Interesting Links
Are you ready to plan that trip abroad but you are not quite sure where to get started. On this page you'll find travel guide resources for VISAs and passports, travel insurance, and even a great source for the serious budget traveler. My website focuses on France but there are other tourism destinations you may want to ...
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No Car Needed to Explore French Castles via Train
Visiting French Castles via train helps avoid what we termed “châteaux overload”. We definitely experienced this overload the first time we visited the Loire Valley. If you go by car it is so easy to try to "do too much" so pace yourself. Visiting one or possibly two châteaux (their interiors and grounds) per day ...
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Paris Walks in the Latin Quarter
Walking Tour Interactive Map -East of Blvd Saint Michel Paris Walks Latin Quarter: This self-guided walking tour shows you the location of former homes of well-known Paris authors, Oscar Wilde, Jean Racine, Balzac, Jean-Paul Sarte & Simone de Beuvoir and Gertrude Stein. In addition you have the opportunity to ...
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Paris Squares
Here are a few of my favorite secluded (and some not so secluded!) Paris Squares - where you can enjoy the scenery while you ponder on what to do in Paris. In French, a square will be called 'place'. The well-known squares such as Place de la Concord, Place de la Bastille or Place de Charles de Gaulle are found on all the ...
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Historic Paris Cafés to Enhance Your Visit
Read my story in French » Historic Paris Cafés needs to be an integral part of any visit to Paris. These cafés in Paris are rich in history so I've shared just a bit of the history of each one. Through the decades Parisians and non-Parisians alike have used cafés as an extension of their home, writing treatises, ...
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