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Thu, 30 Oct 2025 | By graynomadsusa | Views [57]
Though he is not as well-known as the Brothers Grimm, Charles Perrault’s “Tales of Times Past,” was probably the first fairytale. And if one believes the story, the castle in “Sleeping Beauty” was inspired by Chateau d’... Read more >
Sun, 26 Oct 2025 | By graynomadsusa | Views [50]
Chinon is on the Vienne, a tributary of the Loire, but it makes a good base to see some of the chateaux and quaint villages long the “Valley of 1000 Chateaux.” The actual number of castles along the Loire is closer to three hundred, and not ... Read more >
Fri, 24 Oct 2025 | By graynomadsusa | Views [60]
Rochefort-en-Terre may not be THE most beautiful village in France as it claims, but it is on the official list of “Les Plus Beaux Villages de France.” And it’s only ten kilometers from our cottage.
Rochefort ... Read more >
Thu, 23 Oct 2025 | By graynomadsusa | Views [70]
When we began our travels a couple of decades ago, we had to rely on guidebooks like “Lonely Planet” and Rick Steves. Now the internet is chock-a-block with tips and destinations for independent travelers. Much of it is shamelessly ... Read more >
Wed, 22 Oct 2025 | By graynomadsusa | Views [51]
Saint-Congard is less than an hour from Josselin but as the French say, “Vivre la difference.” Our AirBnB is in a four-hundred year old farmhouse, 20 minutes from the nearest grocery store. Michel and Blandine met us at the door, speaking ... Read more >
Sun, 19 Oct 2025 | By graynomadsusa | Views [50]
Rennes, where we will spend the next couple of days, is only an hour from Saint-Malo but since check-in isn’t until five o’clock we decided to visit Mont Saint-Michel and the medieval town of Dinan, best known for it’s half-timbered ... Read more >
Sat, 18 Oct 2025 | By graynomadsusa | Views [44]
It was still dark when “HSC Tarifa Jet,” left Saint Malo for Jersey in the Channel Islands and made the 66 kilometer crossing in just over two hours. With the time difference—Jersey is on London time, an hour behind France—we ... Read more >
Wed, 15 Oct 2025 | By graynomadsusa | Views [48]
The hotel provided a shuttle service that would drop us at the Arc de Triomphe at noon with a promise to return at 6 PM. It’s Autumn in Paris, cool and slightly overcast, and we thought it would be the ideal day for for a stroll along the famed ... Read more >
Tue, 14 Oct 2025 | By graynomadsusa | Views [41]
Connie’s luggage was the first one on the baggage carousel from our connecting flight from Milan to Paris; mine followed shortly. Whew! Then we had a long hike around Charles de Gaul airport trying to locate the shuttle bus to our hotel. We’... Read more >
Sun, 12 Oct 2025 | By graynomadsusa | Views [25]
It’s just over a kilometer from the port of Civitavecchia to the train station but it feels longer when you’re pulling a 50-pound wheelie bag. We barely had time for a burger in Rome’s Termini before catching the train to Naples—... Read more >
Wed, 8 Oct 2025 | By graynomadsusa | Views [27]
When we visited Naples in 2012, I wrote in my blog:
“Naples is the most densely populated—and supposedly one of the most corrupt—cities in Europe. The guidebooks post warnings, fellow travelers spin tales of woe and even the public ... Read more >
Mon, 22 Sep 2025 | By graynomadsusa | Views [11]
Carnival’s “Mardi Gras” is the largest cruise ship we’ve been on with more than 6600 passengers! At a school zone speed of 20 knots it will have taken us ten days to cross the Atlantic from Cape Canaveral to Tenerife in ... Read more >
Tue, 14 Mar 2023 | By shaz | Photo Gallery
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Sun, 12 Mar 2023 | By shaz | Views [231]
My first time on the French island and it was just like France even the roads and signs. I visited St Gilles town and it's beach. Apart from two buildings that retained the wooden island architecture, the rest of the buildings were pretty modern. As ... Read more >
Thu, 13 Jun 2019 | By marfee7 | Views [650]
Monday 10 June 2019 Melbourne
Having taken 2017 off to look after our new, and first, grandchild, we decided this year that we better get back to our van to see if, after 2 years, the mice have left anything for us. It is with some reservation ... Read more >
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