Tag: travel
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Taste your way around France
If you’ve traveled to France and ventured beyond Paris, one thing you’ll have noticed is how each region really does have its own distinctive cuisine and food culture. Though there may be constants in your exploration of French food while you are there (great bread, wine, pastries and cheeses), each region offers something a little…
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Paris – a guide for the modern flâneur
A flâneur is literally someone who strolls. A wanderer. And whether you’re a first-time visitor to Paris or someone who knows it well, I’m here to recommend that this is the best way to visit the city. That’s right. Minimal planning. A lot of wandering. You might surprise yourself and discover a whole new side…
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Paris tours for food enthusiasts
Paris is known as the City of Light, a city of beautiful architecture and enough museums and galleries to keep you occupied for months on end, not to mention the shopping…. And then, there’s the food. Over recent years, culinary tourism has become more and more popular and now, as well as the guided tours…
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The Lake of Vouglans – Jura, France
The Lake of Vouglans may not be as popular as Paris or the French Riviera, but if you enjoy the beauty of Nature and the relaxing atmosphere of an afternoon on the water, it is certainly worth seeing! Located about 1.5 hrs northeast of Lyon, Vouglans is a reservoir named after one of the villages that…
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Paris, the City of Lights (and so much more)! – Part 1
Our travel section would not be complete without a story about Paris! Almost everything has already been said and written about the City of Lights, yet many visitors do not go much further than some of the major tourist attractions like the Eiffel Tower, the Champs-Elysees and the Chateau de Versailles. These are truly beautiful…
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The Land of a Thousand Lakes – Finland
Well, truth be told, there are over 188,000 lakes in Finland! Finland is indeed best known for its natural wonders, but there is so much more to discover there! Finland is like no other country in Europe: its language is not related to any other, Finnish people can seem a little weird and shy at first (in…