10 reasons to visit Tours France-Why we Came Back
10 reasons to visit Tours France and discovering all of its delights was something we failed to do on our first visit many years ago. At that point in time, Tours served us as a jumping off point for exploring the châteaux of the Loire Valley. As I revisited our travel photos during the 2020 pandemic when travel was not ...
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Breaking – Favorite Travel Apps for your next Paris Visit
This list of favorite travel apps (most of which are free) come from a variety of sources. Some are those that I use consistently while others were recommended by frequent travelers to Paris and the rest of France. I belong to a group of fellow France-loving travelers and asked them to share their favorite travel apps. To ...
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10 Entertaining Spots to Visit in Nantes
We discovered an abundance of entertaining spots to visit in Nantes and I'm sure we will return to discover more! Visiting in early April meant some attractions on my list were not yet open for the season. Disappointing, but a very good reason to come back and increase our list beyond 10 Entertaining Spots to Visit in ...
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9 Favorite Places I Found in Vannes France
Read my story in French » The Roman ramparts of Vannes as well as its cobbled streets are just two aspects that make this a charming town to explore. We stayed in the Patern neighborhood, not far from Saint-Patern church. This neighborhood and its church are first in my list of favorite places in Vannes ...
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La Samaritaine: 6 Interesting Things I Love About this Building
Read my story in French » First, I fell in love with La Samaritaine the first time I shopped there. (and……I can’t wait to share my photos of the newly renovated building !) La Samaritaine of this époque occupied 4 buildings. Although on a much grander scale, at the time it reminded me of a department store from my ...
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Rue des Martyrs -My Exploration to Delight the Tastebuds
Read my story in French » I must admit when I planned my exploration of Paris' rue des Martyrs, I made the conscious decision to skip breakfast and lunch.... and maybe even dinner. My decadent pleasure here on rue des Martyrs would be to sample and taste at will. What I found did not disappoint but it did leave me ...
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How Travel Photography Inspiration Found its Beginnings in History For Me
Read my story in French » Eugène Atget inspires my travel photography Eugène Atget is one of my favorite photographers who just happens to also be French. Born in 1857, 18 years after the invention of the camera, he gained his notoriety through his photos of Paris at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th ...
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