Saint Jean de Luz has been on our travel list for a while now, but due to the Covid travel restrictions, we were not able to visit till now. A relatively small town with a great history, proved to be…
Brantome, makes a great day trip in the Perigord
From the hotel in Periqueux to Brantome takes about 30 minutes drive, and it is really worth the time. Basically the town centers on the Abbey de Brantome, originally founded by Charlemagne. It is one of the finest religious buildings…
More from Periguex
We really enjoyed this trip, getting out in the early eve for some great dinners, seeing the sites of the city in the evening lights. One of my favorite photos came by accident as we were leaving a restaurant. I…
Periquex in the Perigord, one of the regions close to Bordeaux
Living in Bordeaux really gives me access to several different regions, historically as well as geographically. All within a few hours drive. I have written about the Bassin D’Arcachon with the villages of Cap Ferret and Arcachon being visited, still…
Gers, a magical land in the Acquataine
France has finally rolled out a good vaccine program, we are both fully vaccinated and ready to travel. One of the areas close to our home in Bordeaux is the Gers region. The area is best known for its Armagnac,…
Getting Ready to Travel Again
Well, this past several months, actually almost a year and a half has really been one of little or no travel in Europe. I live in France. We have pretty much been under restricted travel for most of this time.…
A short Fall Trip to Paris
2020 has been brutal for people who love to Travel. Nice/Cannes cancelled. Loire Valley/Normandy trip cancelled. FL/CA trip cancelled. South Africa/Londolozi safari pushed to 2021. Like I say brutal. So when we saw that we could plan a short trip…
Looking for Any Travel
So this Covid virus has really shut down the amount of travel we have been allowed in France, plus do not even think of going outside the country right now. How to overcome this, well when we are allowed, look…
Discovering An Artist
I take a monthly news magazine on France, written in English. There is always on advertisement for Perry Taylor somewhere in the paper. His work always seemed whimsical, which is something I really enjoy. Walking around the Sawdust Festival in…
The Dordogne Part II
For those of you that are my readers, you know that two years ago, we traveled to the Dordogne region. Now this overall region has three parts, well actually 4 separate regions, the black, white, green and purple. The first…