FRANCE: Provence – The Land of Van Gogh
I arrived safe and sound at a beautiful Airbnb in Provence after a grueling 8-hour drive from the Dordogne. Equipped with copious Monster Blues I managed to avoid falling asleep at the wheel and completed the journey to Saint Remy at a marvelous restaurant that immediately found space for me. They must have sensed my […]
FRANCE: The Dordogne – Duck, Duck, and Duck.
Arriving in the Sarlat and the Dordogne, I clearly knew what I was in for, and I have been looking forward to a return visit for ten years now. Having experienced a bird flu epidemic earlier in the year, the Dordogne recovered in time to satisfy my insatiable desire for Magrét de Canard and everything duck. […]
FRANCE: Loire Valley – The Grand Chateaux
The journey began at the Europcar rental office where I picked up our shiny cherry-red Citroen after negotiating a labyrinth of parking garages so I could make it back to our pile of luggage. The rental agent made a point of telling me to put diesel in the car and even highlighted it on the […]
FRANCE: Paris – First Leg of 23-Day Excellent French Adventure
“And yes Mr. Trump, Paris is still Paris regardless of your previous condescending remarks. If Paris can handle a visit from you then surely it can stand up to most anything. It’s been over 75 years since a Nazi sympathizer like yourself has been chauffeured down the Champs Elysees, and paid a visit to the […]
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