If you’ve been following the blog, you know that Tom and I went on a Bordeaux river cruise aboard the…
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Welcome aboard the Uniworld River Royale
No matter how you discover France, you’ll be enchanted by the country’s beauty and culture. There’s no question about that….
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River cruising in France… check back soon
Hi everyone, Tom and I are on vacation — on our first ever river cruise with Uniworld — and spent…
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Pics of the month September: Florida Keys pics
We just got back from our Florida trip and a highlight was our mid-week jaunt to the Florida Keys where…
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I’m on vacation…
Hello! Greetings from sunny Key West! As I mentioned in my last post, I’m on vacation in South Florida until…
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What is house sitting long term like and where do you find jobs?
Back before I moved to France, I was researching ways to quit your job and move abroad. One interesting prospect…
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Pics of the Month: January — Brittany
Welcome to January’s Pics of the Month post! As you might have read, I spent the first week of January…
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Happy New Year from Bretagne
For my birthday week, we’re renting a house in Bretagne (Brittany). It’s one of my favorite regions in France and…
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Pics of the month: October
October has been a month full of unrelenting rain, so instead of showing you that, I’ve decided to post a…
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Castelas olive oil tour in Les Baux de Provence
Olive oil is not the first food product that comes to mind when you think of France, is it? Delicious…
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Vacation wrap up: South of France Gorges du Verdon kayak trip
I’ve kayaked a few times in my life, but the most beautiful kayak trip I’ve ever been on was on…
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Vacation wrap up: The Calanques boat trip in Marseille, France
No trip to the coast is complete without a boat trip, and when the water is crystal clear in a…
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Vacation wrap up: South of France wine tour
While wine from the liquor store or a restaurant is perfectly fine, there’s something special about drinking wine from a…
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South of France vacation pic of the day: Mas de Cadenet Vineyard
Today’s pic of the day comes from the first stop on our wine tour at the Mas de Cadenet vineyard in Tret, France.
South of France vacation pic of the day: Cassis, France
The beautiful coastal town of Cassis, France is my pic of the day….. Go see it!
South of France vacation pic of the day: The Calanques, Marseille
Today we drove from Aix en Provence to Marseille and rented a boat to take in the beautiful views from…
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South of France vacation pic of the day
Greetings from lovely Aix-En-Provence! We’re on vacation and are enjoying sunny skies and temps in the high 70s/low 80s. I…
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Pics of the month: July — La Rochelle, France and Ile de Re photos Instagram style
This past weekend, Tom, Dagny and I headed to La Rochelle, France. The seaport town is the capital of the…
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Our 4th of July weekend trip to Paris
While most of you are probably off from work and barbecuing this 4th of July, it’s just another day in…
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French work culture: What Americans can learn from the French work life balance
I used to work at a retirement home as a teenager and the elderly residents would always tell me how…
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