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USA | Fri, 16 May 2025 | By graynomadsusa | Views [28974]
IT SHOULDN’T HAVE COME AS A SHOCK—there have been only two or three of us posting in the past year—but World Nomads seems to have stopped supporting photos on this site. And what’s a travel blog without pictures?
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AUSTRALIA | Sun, 22 Jun 2025 | By countryboy | Views [28806] | Comments [2]
Welcome back. Nice not to be dead, isn’t it? I’m here. You’re here. This is good.
It’s been a while.
A looooong while.
First up, apologies if the ‘dead’ comment was triggering. Did we even have the word ‘... Read more >
Tags: ai, artificial intelligence, checking in, hi, substack, writing
AUSTRALIA | Wed, 23 Jul 2025 | By countryboy | Views [28461]
Right. Where were we?
I alerted everyone to the world-altering news that I had written a parody of a certain tally-ho pilot from last century and that I was starting to post it – in chapters – on a thing called Substack.
Then my 87-... Read more >
Tags: delay, femur, goggles, hospitals, parent, rehab
FRANCE | Thu, 23 Oct 2025 | By graynomadsusa | Views [41]
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 >
FRANCE | Fri, 24 Oct 2025 | By graynomadsusa | Views [35]
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 >
FRANCE | Thu, 30 Oct 2025 | By graynomadsusa | Views [11]
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 >
FRANCE | Fri, 31 Oct 2025 | By graynomadsusa | Views [10]
Whether to visit Chambord or Chenonceau, that was the question. Both were top picks on Rick Steves’ recommended list. Château de Chenonceau was described as the “toast of the Loire.” On the other hand, Château Chambord ... Read more >
FRANCE | Sun, 26 Oct 2025 | By graynomadsusa | Views [9]
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 >
FRANCE | Wed, 22 Oct 2025 | By graynomadsusa | Views [7]
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 >
FRANCE | Sat, 18 Oct 2025 | By graynomadsusa | Views [5]
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 >
FRANCE | Sun, 19 Oct 2025 | By graynomadsusa | Views [4]
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 >