I spent some time in southwestern Germany over the last two months. The autumn weather was great with the cool crisp air and the leaves changing color, making it a great time to visit. One day was exceptionally beautiful so I took a drive south into France to visit the Lorraine American WWII Cemetery and […]
Paris Motor Show
I’m not going to lie, I’m a car guy. There are a couple of websites I visit daily just to see what’s new in the car world. As I was trying to figure out what to do during my weekend break while in Germany, I saw a post on the Paris Motor Show. A quick […]
Emma’s Favorite Dog Friendly Beaches
When I lived in Phoenix, AZ, I didn’t have to worry about dog friendly beaches. I had my very own swimming pool right in my backyard. From the day my mom and dad declared the new pool officially open, I loved to swim. Ask me if I wanted to go for a W-A-L-K or a […]
Stepping Back in Time in Saint-Remy-de-Provence
Saint-Rémy-de-Provence is a charming little Provençal town. The 14th century walls still protectively circle the ancient city center and stepping through the old portes is like stepping back in time. Centuries old plane trees tower above the narrow boulevards – the very same plane trees Van Gogh painted during his time in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence. Medieval townhouses […]
No Dogs Allowed in the City of Popes
Avignon is just a short drive away from our base in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence so we decided to go check out the ancient, fortified city. As soon as we arrived and started our stroll from the parking garage down the Rue de la Republique, the city’s main central boulevard, we came to a park with a No […]
If Van Gogh Had a Dog
Monastery Saint-Paul-de-Mausole is the psychiatric hospital where Vincent Van Gogh incarcerated himself from May 1889 to May 1890, just before his death. It still functions as a psychiatric hospital today with 67 short-stay beds. Part of the hospital where Van Gogh stayed is open to the public. Van Gogh painted some of his most famous […]
A Sea of Lavender at Abbey de Senanque
My mom was convinced that we would definitely find lavender fields at the Abbey de Senanque, just outside the village of Gordes. And she was right! We wound down a narrow road, hugging the rocky ridge toward the Abbey on Les Routes de Lavande. Abbey de Senanque was founded in 1148 by Cistercian monks. They […]
Surrounded by Sunflowers in the South of France
Emma, Tim and I piled into the car to chase lavender from our base in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence. What we weren’t expecting were fields of sunflowers stretching alongside the road! We came across bursts of the bright yellow flowers standing at attention as we drove along the rural road between Saint-Rémy-de-Provence and Noves. The sunflower head points […]
Côte d’Azur
The Côte d’Azur covers the coastline from the Italian border through the sovereign state of Monaco to Saint Tropez in the west. The name was given to the coast by the writer Stéphen Liégeard in his book, La Côte d’azur, published in December 1887.Liégeard was born in Dijon, in the French department of Côte-d’Or, and […]
Château de Versailles
Originally a small royal hunting lodge, this structure became the core of the new palace, or Château de Versailles. The court of Versailles was the center of political power in France from 1682, when Louis XIV moved from Paris, until the royal family was forced to return to the capital in October 1789 after the […]
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