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5 Off-the-Beaten-Track Locations in France You Should Visit in 2019

Today, I've got another guest post for you. When he's not writing about his travels, Robert Han loves to spend his time outdoors capturing snapshots of people and nature. Robert writes from experience to provide authentic and useful tips to travelers across the world. Here he gives us his take on off-the-beaten-track hidden ...

giverny

Giverny Surprised me with a Beautiful Explosion of Tulips

Giverny, Claude Monet's garden and home, is just a mere 70 km from Paris. It's an easy day-trip from Paris. A half-day visit allows exploration of the gardens but the little village is delightful as is Vernon where the train arrives. Allow the whole day so as to not miss anything! Tips to Help You Prepare As I traveled ...

moulin de moidrey

Moulin de Moidrey is a Working Mill Near Mont St-Michel

We stopped in at Moulin de Moidrey on our way from Mont St-Michel to Fougères several summers ago. My fascination with windmills stems from childhood so when I first got to climb inside a windmill on a trip to the Netherlands, I was totally hooked on exploring every mill I can find. This mill is just 5 km from Mont St-Michel ...

tour de france 2016

Tour de France 2016, recapping Stages 1-9

Recapping the Tour de France 2016 – what have we seen thus far in this 103rd Tour de France? It’s been an exciting week! A favorite rider withdrew and there have been several photo finishes. Today is a rest day so it’s a good day to take a look back at a few of the highlights. [caption id="attachment_4352" ...

rouen cathedral

Normandy France

The Normandy Region of France (Normandie in French) is divided into two parts: Haute-Normandie (Upper Normandy) which consists of the Eure and Seine-Maritime departments and Basse-Normandie (Lower Normandy) which consists of the Orne, Calvados (home to Calvados apple brandy) and Manche departments. Every part of France ...

pointe du hoc

Pointe du Hoc

Located between the two landing beaches of Omaha and Utah, the Pointe du Hoc was an observation post armed by the Germans in France during World War II. It was thought to be the most dangerous post with regards to the Americans’ plans to invade via the beaches. [caption id="attachment_841" align="aligncenter" ...

American Cemetery in France- A Tribute to the Fallen

Along the Normandy coast lie the Normandy American Cemetery France, the British Cemetery, Canadian Cemetery, German Cemetery and Polish Cemetery for soldiers from World War II. For each of these war cemeteries, France has granted concession of the land to the home country free of cost, rent or taxation. There are 14 such ...