France

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →