A Sunny French Sunday: Last Day in Mulhouse
I awake to the sounds of church bells this sunny French Sunday, and I throw open my hotel window and breath in the Alsatian air. We have a full day today involving a classic car, an écomuseé and a Petit Prince. Let’s go!...
Giving Back in Mulhouse, France
Since 2011, France has celebrated its gastronomy with a typical passion and style unheralded and this 5th annual edition of Fête de la Gastronomie, the country-wide celebration of all things French food and drink is no...
Festive France Day One: Bienvenu!
Since 2011, France has celebrated its gastronomy with a typical passion and style unheralded and this 5th annual edition of Fête de la Gastronomie, the country-wide celebration of all things French food and drink is no...
Arriving at CDG: Bienvenue à Paris!
We are about to board an overnight Air France flight to Paris, one of our favorite cities in the world. We thought it might be fun to look back on some old #FSTravels trips to the City of Lights. And in the divine Ms. Audrey...
Arriving at Charles de Gaulle: Bienvenue en France!
CDG is as always, CDG: the Friday morning sun and crisp December air only point out, at least to me, the incredible ugliness of the building. A grunting security guard, stamping our passports as we quickly glide through customs,...
Overnight to Paris with Air Canada
Emails, phone calls and a defective driver’s seat belt add to the overall last minute panic as we finish a frantic pack and load the newly-returned body shopped car (someone went through a red light and right into John...
Europe Greetings: Which Cheek is Offered First?
N 55 E 012 Hamburg to Køpenhavn: 485 Kilometers Today we will cross a major bridge, 24 kilometres long, connecting 2 regions of Denmark, Fyn and Sjælland, over the Storebælt. This bridge opened 4 or 5 years ago, at about the same...
A Stop Over in Languedoc-Roussillon
Tuesday, August 31st, 2004: St Jean de la blaquiere, France Languedoc-Roussillon N 43 E 003 Nice to St. Jean de la Blaquiere: 396 kilometres Barcelona is a longer drive than we had expected and before we leave Nice we decide to...
Just Hours in and We Love Barcelona Already
Saturday, September 4th, 2004: Barcelona, Spain N 41 E 002 St. Jean de la blaquiere to Barcelona: 353 kilometers Spain welcomes us in the early afternoon as we drive south and cross the border, past the Costa Brava and into...
France in Two Days
Thursday, September 23rd, 2004: Calonge, Spain We connect with our friend Rosemary in the US who will be joining us for 10 days during the next part of our trip. France will welcome us on Saturday the 25th of September, and we...