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Category: France
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Literary Travel Guide to Pont-Aven, france inspired by Jean-Luc Bannalec’s “Death in Brittany” novel
From page one, I was smitten with Jean-Luc Bannalec’s Death in Brittany novel (2012). To be frank, I’d never heard of this book, much less this series starring French police commissaire Georges Dupin, until the day I laid eyes on it in my local library’s book sale. It’s like it was waiting for me, among…
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2 English Bookshops You Need to Visit in Paris (& a few more bookish places to see too)
Heading to Paris and just need to get your book fix? No problem. Here are two English book stores you need to visit… along with a few more bookish places to see while you’re enjoying this jewel of a city too. Shakespeare and Company If you love books, reading and or writing… or watched or…
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Steal This Itinerary: Milan to London (or Amsterdam)
My first time in Milan was for my honeymoon. We had planned to take the train to Zermatt and around Switzerland, but then there were transportation strikes and had to drive instead to keep our pre-paid reservations. So we rented a car. I would not recommend this to anyone. It is a last resort. The…
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Fab Paris Hotel with Triple Rooms
Romance… in the way of a love affair with a book or a dream of going to your long-awaited goal city that you’ve been drooling over on Instagram for years. That’s what the Hotel du Danube in Paris’s desirable Saint Germain des Prés neighborhood is like. The location (6th arrondissement, Left Bank/Rive Gauche), the beds,…
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A Lovely Day in Paris
Start in the Tuileries First things first – Coffee and a stroll. Head to Jardin des Tuileries. Explore the free sculpture gardens, flowers and lovely paths. Grab a café au lait and sip as you admire. (Yes, they have to go cups, people like to act like Parisiennes don’t do to-go, but they do.) There…
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5+ Hot Tips for Making the Most of Paris
Paris is… Paris. It’s everything you’ve ever heard it is and more. And that’s why lots of people want to visit. But that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy Paris without being overwhelmed by other tourists also enjoying their moment in the Parisienne sun. Here’s five tips that come from a combination of personal experience and…
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11+ Books to Transport You to France
I love to armchair travel through books. It can get you ready for a trip or keep you mentally holding on to that vacation state of mind. Ever since planning our first family vacation to Europe last year, I’ve been on the hunt for and reading books set in France. It had been 25 years…
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