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Carantilly, Normandy

August 20, 2018March 8, 2020Susan
Mont St Michel

Where??  Carantilly is a tiny village in the Normandy region of France which we chose because it is 1 hour away from a few places we wanted to visit.  Read more →

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In Love with Bordeaux

August 8, 2018March 8, 2020Susan
The Saint Emilion region vineyards.

It is August and nearly 100 degrees, despite this we loved Bordeaux soon after our arrival.  The modern tram is 100 meters from our doorstep and takes us to the heart of the city in minutes.  Read more →

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Pau and Le Tour de France

August 3, 2018March 8, 2020Susan
Cite de Carcassonne adorned in yellow for Le Tour de France.

We specifically chose Pau at the end of July to be in the area where Le Tour de France would be.  Being avid cycling fans it was a dream of ours Read more →

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Aix-en-Provence, France

July 27, 2018March 8, 2020Susan
The Senanque Abbey just outside Gordes.

We chose to spend a week in Aix in the hopes of timing our visit to see the lavender in bloom.  We did not see as much as I had hoped Read more →

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Bonne, France

June 12, 2018March 8, 2020Susan
Sunset in Bonne.

We arrived in Bonne after a 5 hour drive from Paris.  The journey was relaxing, driving through beautiful French countryside on quiet highways.  Our tolls for this journey totaled Euro 47.60 which we thought was very reasonable for a 5 hour drive, which could have been an 8 hour drive on toll free roads. Read more →

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Guildford and Paris

June 3, 2018February 18, 2021Susan
My cousins house with a lovely English garden.

Our overnight flight from Calgary to London was smooth and uneventful.  We had been on pins and needles the week before as we awaited news regarding the possible WestJet pilot strike.  Read more →

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Welcome! We are Blair and Susan, home free nomads since January 1, 2018

This is our site to keep in touch with family, friends, acquaintances, friends of friends, new friends and whoever happens to land here. We hope you enjoy looking around to see where we have been and invite you to join us as we travel the world.

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“The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page”        Saint Augustine

“Traveling-it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller”   Ibn Battuta

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A new find for us, the boutique Le Fonti vineyard A new find for us, the boutique Le Fonti vineyard in Panzano. Well worth a visit when you are in Tuscany.
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We have been to Florence a number of times but nev We have been to Florence a number of times but never before been inside the Duomo. Although the exterior is fabulous, it is rather plain inside, aside from the intricate floors and fabulous frescoes inside the dome. Glad we finally made it.
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