After a long afternoon the day prior due to infrequent buses/trains in the countryside, SMS and I decided to forego our planned trip to Pauillac. Even though I […]

Now, for the Left Bank! Confession time: I had heard people talk about the Right and Left Banks in the past with detailed conversations about preferences, subtle differences, […]

Bordeaux day trip #2, this time to Arcachon, Dune du Pilat, and Cap Ferret. I was so excited about this day because I heard such amazing things about […]

We slept in this morning, which was needed after a night of faerie reveling at the Moulin Rouge. Then, we checked out and left our luggage at the […]

We had a full Paris day with absolutely gorgeous weather. We slept in a bit, which was needed after getting in late from (our) château. It was Sunday, […]

We started with an early breakfast, which I thought would be a to-go bag but instead, was the same spread. Since I loved the pear-mint jam, I tucked […]

SMS and I started our day with a B&B breakfast. At the end, Thibaut went over an excellent map and traced out a coastal adventure to the South […]