Arriving on the Normandy Beaches
On June 6, 1944, Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy to open the way to Germany from the West. Victory in the Normandy campaign would come at a terrible cost. The Canadians suffered the most casualties of any division...
Books to Inspire Your Travel to France
What inspires you to travel to far-away, romantic places such as France? For me, it’s simply opening a book and letting the words wash over me, encouraging me to visit the destinations written about within its pages....
The 9 Best Travel Experiences Around the World
The world we live in is so small, yet so vast at the same time. We don’t need more than a day or two to reach almost any destination on the planet, yet we rarely venture far beyond the boundaries of our own comfort zone. The...
Across the Normandy Countryside to Vimy
We start our drive out of France, our longest stay in one country since Australia, by heading to Dieppe (pronounced, we learned last night, as “deep” in Kiwi) and onwards towards the beaches of Normandy and, ultimately Vimy....
The Day Before All Souls
It is the day before All Souls Day, and it seems appropriate today that we join friends and family as they visit the graves of their loved ones, for we will visit a couple of the many WWI cemeteries that dot this part of the...
Half-Timbered Rouen: Jeanne d’Arc’s Garden
The days continue grey and autumnal. It is this way as we head out onto the autoroute for our drive to Rouen, and it stays the same until we arrive in the city of the famous St Joan of Arc a couple of hours later. Down the Avenue...
Sunday in Paris Enroute to Fontainebleau.
Visit Fontainebleau with us: one of France’s largest royal residences and full of period furnishings. Sunday’s are a favourite day for me in Paris. The streets are quiet and calm, and no one seems to be in a hurry. Even the...
A Luxe Afternoon Tea at the Four Seasons Paris
The Four Seasons Paris has us feeling completely spoiled. And luxurious. And, of course, steeped on all things Tea: high, low, afternoon or luxuriously, in between. Ahhh, the simple joys of a wonderful cup of tea, served in the...
20 Travel Books That Will Give You Serious Wanderlust
We are hopeful 2021 is a year of travelling again - and these books will help you pick a spot or two.
The Long History of Le Mont-St-Michel
Mont St Michel's ramparts and fortifications resisted the English assaults 3 times during the 100 Years War, but today they succumb to the thousands of tourists who assault Le Mount Saint Michel and storm the many stairs to the...