DAY 16 Morning walk around Carcassonne & afternoon walk of Sarlat-la-Caneda After a lovely little breakfast at our B&B it was time to pack our bags and check out (a shame we were there just one night!). Before taking…
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DAY 13 Castellane, Verdon Gorge, and the lavender fields of the Valensole Plateau After four days in Villefranche-sur-Mer (the longest we’d stayed in any one place on the trip!), it was finally time to continue on to the next…
DAY 9 Continued drive along the Route des Grandes Alpes, evening stroll around Villefranche-sur-mer The rain had passed by morning, so we took a brief stroll around Mont-Dauphin, checking out the many local artisans’ shops before returning to our…
DAY 6 Paddle boats on Annecy Lake, walking tour of Annecy’s historic old town After breakfast, we were back in the car to continue further south. We were headed to Chamonix in the French Alps, where we’d stay the…
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France Road Trip Part 1: Alsace & Burgundy
DAY 1 Drive from Cologne to Strasbourg Our trip actually began the day before in Amsterdam. After work, we drove to Cologne, Germany, where we worked remotely for a day before continuing onward. So our vacation officially after work…
2019 was filled with some pretty memorable trips. We spent two weeks traveling around Morocco, skied the Swiss Alps for the first time, spent a long weekend eating the world’s best pizza in Naples and ferry hopping and hiking…
Last year we spent the month of May in Paris, crossing off nearly every must-see attraction in the city over the course of three weeks. This left us with only a few opportunities for trips outside of the city…
Last Spring, Dan and I spent nearly three weeks in Paris, France. Typically our trip itineraries are much more compact and efficient — rarely do we spend more than a few days in any given city — so having…
Thanks to Airbnb, you don't have to spend a fortune to stay in some beautiful places while on vacation! For this post, I've put together a list of my favorite and most memorable Airbnbs with links to where you…
There's no better way to get the lay of the land when visiting a new city than by seeing it from above. With three weeks in Paris this May, we had plenty of time to hit up the must-see…