Basque Country: typically thought of as the northern sliver of Spain, most people think of San Sebastián. But there’s the French Basque Country (Pays Basque, as it’s known in French) too, with three departments marrying some of the best of France and Spain together in a tiny area occupying the southwest corner of the Nouvelle […]
Moon Harbour: Bordeaux’s Whisky Distillery
Think Bordeaux is just all about wine? Guess again. While wine reigns king in the World Capital of Wine, Bordeaux has always been a city also about its spirits. The city does sit between Cognac and Armagnac, after all. But these days you don’t even need to leave the city to sample spirits. Bordeaux is […]
The Best Places to Stay in Bordeaux
Bordeaux. If you’ve ever even so much as browsed the wine aisle at a grocery store, you no doubt know of Bordeaux wine. Bordeaux is also a city and as we’ve {surprisingly} learned since we moved here two years ago, one that many people don’t even know exists. We say surprisingly, but one thing we’ve […]
Gourette: Ski Holiday in the French Pyrenees
The Alps get all of the attention when it comes to ski holidays in France. But the Pyrenees are serious mountains, stretching for nearly 500 kilometers between France and Spain and rising higher than 3400 meters in elevation. These are the less traveled pistes of France, with skiers and snowboarders here mainly coming from the […]
Truffle Lover’s Guide to the Périgord
Known as the land of 1001 castles, the Dordogne-Périgord is not only one of the largest departments in France but also one of the most beautiful. Within this department in the Nouvelle Aquitaine region just 50 miles east of Bordeaux, lies the world renowned Périgord. Arguably, some of France’s best culinary products come from the […]
18 Places to Travel in 2018
We travel far and wide – over 100,000 miles in 2017 – to discover up-and-coming destinations to bring you each year in our annual picks for the best places to travel. It takes us months to whittle down a world of possibilities to just a handful of cities and countries. From anniversary celebrations to little-known […]
Made in France: Limousin’s Luxury Goods
Located pretty much in the center of France, Limousin is void of any of France’s famous mountain ranges. Nor are there any of the sigh-inducing beaches of France’s stunning coastlines. It doesn’t lure the wine aficionados with Burgundy, Bordeaux or Champagne. And you won’t find fields of lavender to frolic in. But it’s here that […]
14 Best European Christmas Markets to See in Your Lifetime
The smell of mulled wine, gingerbread and roasted chestnuts is in the air at the best European Christmas Markets. Hand-painted ornaments dangle from little wooden huts, scents of sausage waft through the air and the sounds of carolers and horse carriages clacking on cobblestones fill the old town squares. Europe’s Christmas Markets are magical and […]
Bordeaux in 365 Bottles: August 2017
August, a typically quiet month in Europe, was actually anything but. My email may have mostly remained blissfully slow with the most of the rest of Europe on their holidays, but I was one busy, busy bee. Overall, it was a super productive month with a lot of work finally getting the attention I just […]
A Local’s Guide to the Top Things to Do in Bordeaux
The fact that Bordeaux is like Mecca for wine lovers is certainly what drew us to come visit this city and worship at the altar of some of the world’s best wines. But Bordeaux is more than just sipping Grand Cru at châteaux; it’s a beautiful and compact city who’s been getting a shiny facelift […]
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