Just 15 miles inland from the glitz of Biarritz and the seaside charm of Saint-Jean-de-Luz, the Pays Basque hinterland feels a world away. It’s here that the steep coastal cliffs give way to the craggy foothills of the Pyrenees. The houses and villages have a distinct architectural style that, if not for the car we’re […]
36 Hours in Honfleur
Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell sang, “Ain’t no river wide enough to keep me from getting to you.” Well, it’s not a river, but Tim and I do have the English Channel (and then all of France) between our respective homes. Thankfully, there’s a lot of easy ways to cross the English Channel from planes […]
The Perfect 3-Day Weekend in Biarritz
The French Riviera meets Surf City USA, Biarritz is the jewel of France’s Atlantic coast. Once a playground of the royals of the 19th century who partied their summers away in the swanky villas and palaces, the glitzy stars of old Hollywood like Frank Sinatra and Rita Hayworth followed suit at high society parties. But […]
The DIY Food Tour of Saint-Jean-de-Luz
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 […]
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 […]
The Perfect 3-Day Weekend in Toulouse
Paris will always be a French classic. But if there’s anything we’ve learned over our decade of visiting France and our year of calling this country home, it’s that there is so much more to France than the French capital. From the fantastic location situated between the Pyrenees and the Mediterranean, to the seemingly infinite […]
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