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Vagabonding Through Retirement: Part Memoir, Part How-To

When the opportunity to review Vagabonding Through Retirement:Unusual Travels from our Paris Houseboat came my way, I took it. Written by couple Bill Mahoney and Ina Garrison Mahoney, the book is a loosely woven journey through the Mahoneys’ post retirement years. Their journey started with the purchase of a Dutch houseboat that they docked in Paris, France to use as […]

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Rhine River: Christmas Market Cruising

Cruise, France, Germany / Nancy Brown

My wanderlust and love of boating each began at the same time: on the “It’s a Small World” ride at Disneyland when I was a child. At first the exotic costumes and props sparked my interest — then it struck me how pleasant it was to see the world pass by as I floated on

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La Terrasse Hotel Restaurant, Meyronne, France

France, Travel / Nancy Brown

La Terrasse Hotel Restaurant and the French cheese plate I’m a California girl. I cannot speak a word of French; I speak English and Spanish. Yet it was at La Terrasse, in the village of Meyronne, where I learned the joys of the French cheese plate. Upon checking into my room, #16, I caught up

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Charming Hotel des Beaux Arts in Toulouse, France

1 Comment / France, Travel / Nancy Brown

Life in a French city with a university means energy. The charming three star Hotel des Beaux Arts offers 19 rooms at reasonable prices. River Garonne View My room, #42, was on the fourth floor and offered a view of the River Garonne via the small roof top patio. The room had a bath tub,

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Hotel Continental in Condom, France

3 Comments / France, Lodging / Nancy Brown

After taking the mandatory picture of ourselves beside the roadside sign welcoming us to Condom, France, we dropped our bags at the Continental Hotel and walked the streets of Condom. With 8,000 inhabitants in the country of Armagnac, there are more ducks than people. Condom is known as the meetings of the markets and the

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Château de Mercuès, French Castle in Cahors

1 Comment / France, Lodging / Nancy Brown

Stay in a French castle in the town of Cahors and the Lot valley Thick swaths of green forest carpet the road on either side of us. We are in the Midi-Pyrénées region of southern France and bound for an overnight stay in a castle. The driveway up to Château de Mercuès is long. As it

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