Category: travel

Arles

Provence and Sunshine… Our Ongoing Journey Through France

We are in Provence this week. Continuing our wonderful trip through France. Seeing lots of Roman ruins and plenty of sunshine.

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Alpe D'Huez

Up, Up, Up… On the Trail of the Tour De France

Remember the opening line of the “Friendly Giant,” that lovely children’s television show from the sixties? “Look up…. look wa-ay up?” Well, it kind of sums up the next couple of days of our trip. That’s because we were on …

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Burgundy

Enroute to Provence. Looking for Sun and Stress-Free Living.

Our trip to France continues with treelined roads, vineyards, great wine, and getting lost in the rain. All part of the experience, though.

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Arras

Paying Our Respects … in Northern France

Our trip to France continues. We visited Arras, Verdun, the Vimy Monument, and one war grave that’s special to me.

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Hemingway

Adventures and Misadventures in Paris

We are in Paris for six days. I’m doing my best to post while we are on our trip. Hope you enjoy our adventures.

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Australia

Our Top 5 Tiny, Quirky Travel Destinations

We’ve stayed in some small quirky places on our travels. These are our top five… so far.

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And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda

Remembering Our Remembrance Day … In Australia

This year on Remembrance Day I’m remembering the service of remembrance we attended on a beach in Australia at dawn.

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books

Eirinn go Brach : On Irish Books and Ireland

I have a bit of an obsession with all things Irish. Including Irish writers. Must be my Irish heritage.

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