SPAIN: Barcelona
Having dispensed with their independence police conflicts, I slid into Barcelona unimpeded and ready for some serious catch up at Saint Jordi’s Rock & Roll Palace with blazing fast wifi in one of my favorite large hostels on the planet. Fortified with some tasty tapas, I got down to business in the Cavern Club named […]
ANDORRA: Andorra la Vella
Andorra is yet another one of those microstates in Europe with extensive duty-free shopping and many good dining options. Like San Marino in Italy, it offers fashion for the ladies and plenty of sporting goods and weaponry for the gents. In fact, if the man in your life is looking to score some prime contraband […]
FRANCE: Marseille
Marseille is the last stop on the 2017 French Adventure Tour. I left the car at the rental place and was able to persuade the fellow to waive the charge for topping up the tank. This was due to the fact that I had saved their car from ruin, by disobeying instructions to put diesel […]
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 […]
FRANCE: Bordeaux & Brossac
Bordeaux, nicknamed “The Little Paris”, is a gem of a city that bestows much of the charm of Paris in a cleaner, less crowded, and lower stress fashion. Many people miss this little beauty that was restored by the former mayor of Paris who power washed many of the limestone 17th. and 18th. century buildings. […]
SLOVENIA: Ljubljana – The Slavic Salzburg
I’ve been looking forward to returning here since my first visit in 2015. You can find it in the Blog Archives under July 2015. I’m pleased to be back and look forward to some new attractions as well as revisiting a few of the old. It’s just nice being here, and hanging out in this […]
BULGARIA: Sofia – Capital City
Well, I escaped the severely hot weather in Cyprus only to find more of the same here in Sofia. Thankfully, I have air conditioning in my latest accommodation, and since I visited Sofia two years ago, I have been less compelled to navigate the heat at this juncture. So my time has been mostly spent […]
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