Upon leaving the Basque coast, we looked forward to visiting the metropolitan city of Bordeaux. While many people think of Bordeaux as wine country, which it is, it’s also a UNESCO World Heritage site and city of culture and history. The GPS guided our rental car into the Golden Triangle and Hotel de Tourny in […]
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Our first time to this part of South West France and we are impressed with Biarritz and the Bay of Biscay. Clearly Biarritz is a city to be enjoyed in the summer, but this area of Basque country attracts visitors year round. One of the benefits of off season travel is the selection of hotels
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While most people visit Saint Jean de Luz and the Atlantic Ocean in the summer time, we took the opportunity to visit this region of New Aquitaine, France in January. Even if the weather is cold, there are plenty of things to see and do in Basque Country and who doesn’t love a spa day
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This is a guest post by Susan Guillory of The Unexplorer. Search for a hotel in Nice, France, and you’re bound to find options galore prominently positioned along the Promenade des Anglais that lines the French Riviera. But if you, like me, prefer to stay somewhere a little quieter, a little further from the touristy epicenter of a town,
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This is a guest post by Susan Guillory of The Unexplorer. I’ve become quite a minimalist when it comes to packing for a trip. Don’t get me wrong: I like having clothing options as much as the next gal, but after spending three weeks in Italy and hiking the Dolomiti mountains with no more than 19 pounds
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Guest post by Jamie Rhein I am a movie goer. I am such a movie goer that every year I make it a mission to see every movie nominated for an Academy Award in every major catagory. I even see the Oscar nominated shorts–all of them. For me, movies have a multitude of purposes from
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