One of the benefits of meeting up with locals while traveling is that they take you to places you’ve never heard of, like Les Baux de Provence. Well, to be fair, I had heard of Les Baux de Provence while I was living in Saint Tropez. At the time, I figured that I had already […]
The Eiffel Tower or Tour Eiffel symbolizes Paris now, but when it was built for the Universal Exposition (World’s Fair) in 1889, it was expected to be torn down within 20 years. The main thing that saved it was technology. Wireless transmissions, sent from an antenna on the tower, could travel far, so the French government […]
Beaumesnil is a French village located between the Orne and Eure river regions. It is part of an austere countryside, a land of opulent forests, dewy meadows, and scrubby woodlands.[1] Beaumesnil is perhaps most famous for the Beaumesnil Castle, which sits on a plateau[2] and encompasses close to 150 acres of grounds.[3] The castle is […]
bugatti veyron bateaux mouche Deauville is a resort town in the Calvados region of the French province of Normandy, founded by the Duke de Morny.[1] Back in the 11th century, Deauville was a fishing village. Back then, it was located up on a hill. In the 1860s, the Normandy coast became fashionable among the Imperial […]
One area in France that seems to have all their eco ducks in order is Provence. There are few areas in the world that have been blessed with as many wonderful sights, aromas and sounds as Provence and now they can add “eco friendly Provence” to the list. The French government has long been a strong […]
The small Volcano Le Havre (or Le-Havre-de-Grace) is the largest city in Normandy, France, at least as far as population is concerned. This city represents the antithesis of what everyone imagines a Norman town to be. It isn’t the typical cobbled-street, half-timbered housed, medieval-looking town that’s crowned with a token Romanesque or Gothic Church that […]
The last cruise we wrote about this summer was on the Burgundy Canal from St. Jean du Losne to Dijon and back. We are currently in the middle of a cruise on the Saone river from St. Jean to Chalon sur Saone.
Courseulles-sur-Mer is a popular port town in French Normandy, its beach being the site of the WWII, D-Day landing by Canadian troops. On that summer day on June 6 of 1944, more than 14,000 Canadian troops stormed the beaches between Graye-sur-Mer and St. Aubin-sur-Mer near Courseulles, referred to as the Juno invasion beach. After the […]
Trouville-sur-Mer 2008 Trouville-sur-Mer is a small town in the Calvados region of French Normandy, known as a fishing community.[1] The town sits on the opposite side of the Touques River[2] bordered by Deauville.[3] Despite being less extravagant as Deauville, Trouville is probably more popular as a resort town.[4] Trouville was founded by Daumier, Boudin, and […]
Aix-en-Provence is one of my favorite places to visit in France because when I am there, I feel like I can just be. Compared to cities like Paris and Nice, there are relatively few tourist attractions in Aix, which allows visitors to experience it like its residents do- visiting the bi-weekly marché (open-air market), perusing […]