Destination: France

Peugeot AutoEurope -- Solution or DIsaster? UPDATE

Wed, 23 Nov 2016 | By billh | Views [629]

A number of people have asked about the company I used for a vehicle and how that worked.  The company is Peugeot AutoEurope and they offer a somewhat unique solution for people needing a car for long periods of time -- you buy the car from them ... Read more >

My Ten Most Memorable Cities

Mon, 14 Nov 2016 | By billh | Views [563]

This was difficult for me to do — narrowing it down to just ten — seems like every place I went had something special about it — like the French village with live chickens and ducks for sale in the square — or the brasserie in ... Read more >

Impressions: Countries

Sat, 12 Nov 2016 | By billh | Views [705]

Some people have been asking me where my favorites places to visit were, which is a really difficult question because I loved almost everywhere I went.  I spent time in eight countries (some for only a very short time, others for much more), ... Read more >

The "Adventure" Continues -- Re-entry to the USA

Thu, 10 Nov 2016 | By billh | Views [839] | Comments [1]

Well, I made it back to the US, but not without some last minute “twists” to my ”adventure”.   Getting up at 4:30am yesterday turned out to be a “piece of cake” — after that it got interesting.  ... Read more >

Hanging-out with "Charlie"

Tue, 8 Nov 2016 | By billh | Views [588] | Comments [1]

It's a grey, cold, rainy day in Paris -- the kind of weather that makes curling-up in front of a roaring fireplace seems real appealing.  Yesterday I did a "dry-run" for my trip to catch a plane tomorrow -- glad I did.  On paper, it sounded ... Read more >

Photos: England -- Lincoln Cathedral

Mon, 7 Nov 2016 | By billh | Photo Gallery

Photos: England -- Lincoln Castle

Mon, 7 Nov 2016 | By billh | Photo Gallery

Photos: England -- Nottingham Castle

Mon, 7 Nov 2016 | By billh | Photo Gallery

Photos: England -- Kenilworth Castle & Abbey

Mon, 7 Nov 2016 | By billh | Photo Gallery

Photos: England -- Warwick Castle

Mon, 7 Nov 2016 | By billh | Photo Gallery

Photos: England -- Cottage Bridge -- John Constable

Mon, 7 Nov 2016 | By billh | Photo Gallery

Chartres Cathedral & My Journey Back to the Beginning

Mon, 7 Nov 2016 | By billh | Views [556]

Made the drive from Troyes to Paris yesterday -- had originally planned on stopping by a garage sale in a nearby village to browse, then reread the posting and realized it was referencing mainly baby clothes/items so decided to pass.   Many of ... Read more >

An Upbeat Ending & Troyes' "Cat Alley"

Sat, 5 Nov 2016 | By billh | Views [615]

Left Valence yesterday and headed north towards Troyes -- pretty uneventful until the GPS started malfunctioning again -- got as far north as Beaune, then the GPS decided it wanted to go south.  Couldn't get it to correct so picked a road and randomly ... Read more >

Hiking the Ocher Mines of Colorado-Provence

Thu, 3 Nov 2016 | By billh | Views [527]

Left the south of France behind -- I'm glad I saw it but it wasn't what I had hoped it would be.  Almost didn't make it out of Nice -- spent half an hour going around in circles, ovals, out and backs, etc... as my GPS decided to sleep in -- unbelievable, ... Read more >

Les Plages de St Tropez

Wed, 2 Nov 2016 | By billh | Views [560]

Headed out mid-morning towards St Tropez -- it's about an hour plus west of Nice on the Mediterranean Coast.   The GPS claimed not to have ever heard of St Tropez and it took about twenty minutes to finally convinnce it that St Tropez really existed ... Read more >