Magnificent Mont Saint Michel
The most visited attraction in France (outside of Paris) is not a museum, a church, or a monument. It is an entire town, the town of Mont Saint Michel. The […]
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Beautiful Brittany: Dinan
I had a few days off of work last month, and I thought it was worth taking a road trip to Brittany (in English), also known as Bretagne (in French) […]
The Cliffs of Etretat
I’ve been in France almost 3 years (!!) and still, I’m always finding out about new places to see and new beauties to explore. Case in point – The Cliffs […]
A Summer’s Day in Bordeaux
When one mentions Bordeaux, what do you think of? Rolling hills covered by vineyards producing some of the best wines of the world? At one time, that was the first […]
Wine Tasting in Saint Emilion
If there is just one word that is synonymous with Bordeaux, it has to be “wine”. Or vin in French. So it would have been almost criminal to visit Bordeaux without […]
Springtime in Giverny
Living in San Francisco, I never fully appreciated the seasons. When the California weather stays between 50 and 70 degrees all year-long, there are always leaves on the trees and flowers […]
Climbing a Massive Sand Dune in Europe
Climbing a sand dune has always been on my bucket list. Going to Morocco was the closest I’ve ever come to the desert, but sadly during the trip I didn’t have […]
Exploring Cap Ferret
One of the great things about teaching English online to French students is that I learn so much more about the different areas of France, areas that are off the […]
Hiking through Cassis and Les Calanques
I have to admit, I’ve been way behind on the blogging. And on getting all my photos sorted out. But there’s nothing like procrastinating (ie. SO need to pack for […]
A Day Trip to Saint Tropez
In June, we took a little day trip to Saint Tropez, which was an over 3 hour drive from Montpellier. Saint Tropez is located in the Côte d’Azûr region of […]
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