France

Lourdes was added to our southern France itinerary because like Rocamadour, I saw it while watching the 2024 Tour de France and was intrigued.  So here we are!! Read more →

Bordeaux is the capital of the southern France Nouvelle-Aquitaine region and with a metropolitan population of 1.4 million ranks as the 6th most populated city in France.  Situated on the Garonne River just 70km from the Atlantic Ocean the city was one of the major 18th century ports of Europe Read more →

Nestled in the heart of southwestern France stands the sacred village of Rocamadour, a UNESCO World Heritage site.  Built on 3 successive levels, old stone houses, majestic towers and a castle keep cascade off the cliff into the Alzou Canyon.  Read more →

Following Mexico we had a brief 12 days in Calgary before flying WestJet non-stop from Calgary to Paris where we began a 16 day sightseeing journey down to the The Algarve in Portugal.  When we landed in Paris we were taken aback how heavily it was snowing Read more →

What can I say about Paris 💕  It’s one of my favorite cities in the world and we have been here a few times.  This particular visit was to celebrate my 65th birthday…one year late but very happy to be here.  Read more →

We stayed in a very small town in Brittany, not far from St. Malo, France and somewhere that is probably not on anyone’s radar because there’s nothing here 😂  Our reason for choosing this location Read more →

Paris was the final stop of our 3-month European journey.  We timed our visit here to meet up with our good friend Terrie from Calgary, Read more →

After a brief stay in Stresa, we left Lake Maggiore and headed towards Versailles, but it was a long drive so we stopped halfway at the fabulous 19th-century Chateau de Varambon.  The chateau operates Read more →