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• French Lessons Included

  

  A side of French lessons came with the morning meal at La Marechalerie, a bed-and-breakfast in the Loire Valley.We don’t often talk about lodging places here... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2014 OUTDOORS, TRAVEL

• The Vagabond Tax

  

  “Actual” stoplight camera footage.Nobody ever said that bucking convention would be easy or necessarily cost free. We always knew that travelers typically pay... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2014 OUTDOORS, TRAVEL

• Finding the “Real” France, Online

  

  “How did you find this place? This is the real France.”A fellow lodger at a guest house in the French countryside north of Cognac seemed surprised to find us... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2014 OUTDOORS, TRAVEL

• Feeling Homesick, but Not How You Think

  

  It was a little strange seeing an “American” aisle in the international section of the grocery store yesterday. It’s one of those small things that happen from... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2014 OUTDOORS, TRAVEL

• The Château-Going Begins

  

  We couldn’t resist.We had resolved that our château-going wouldn’t begin until we reached the Loire Valley, where we planned to unleash our energy, enthusiasm,... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2014 OUTDOORS, TRAVEL

• Winging It in Wine Country

  

  Place de la Bourse in Bordeaux, the wine capital of the world.There was a time when a trip to Bordeaux for us would have meant booking tours and tastings at som... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2014 OUTDOORS, TRAVEL

• Carcassonne: Thank God It’s Touristy

  

  “No one goes there any more. It’s too crowded.” –Yogi BerraWhen did tourism become such a bad word, especially among – you know – tourists? Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2014 OUTDOORS, TRAVEL

• B&B Amateur Hour

  

  So far this year we’ve slept in sixty-three different beds. That’s a lot of sleeping around. Naturally, not all of those places were winners even though most... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2014 OUTDOORS, TRAVEL

• Getting the Shot

  

  We take a lot of photographs. And by a lot, I mean somewhere around 10,000 each year. Of all those photos I’d say that Shannon and I appear in only a couple of... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2014 OUTDOORS, TRAVEL

• The Best Camera for Travel, an Update

  

  Shot with my new pocket cameraThanks to everyone who commented on our original post What is the Best Camera for Travel. Because of all the great suggestions we... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2014 OUTDOORS, TRAVEL

• Impressions of Provence

  

  Tucked into southeastern France along the Mediterranean Sea, Provence is every bit as dreamy as paintings and postcard images suggest with sun-dappled vineyards... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2014 OUTDOORS, TRAVEL

• Home for a Week: Saint-Rémy-de-Provence

  

  A resident greets us in Saint-Rémy, Provence After forty fast-paced days touring Spain, we arrived in Provence looking forward to a relaxing, week-long stay in... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2014 OUTDOORS, TRAVEL

• Turn the Tables and Watch Big Brother

  

  This post is long overdue because we actually saw the play over a month ago. But the fact that I’m still thinking about it all these long days later is testimon... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2014 OUTDOORS, TRAVEL

• Circumnavigating the Globe

  

  It took us almost four years to drive our motor home from the East Coast of the U.S. to the West Coast. We didn’t set out with a specific goal to drive across... Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2014 OUTDOORS, TRAVEL

• Europe, a Tour for All Your Senses

  

  What makes this style so distinctively French? A certain je ne sais quoi!It sounds like the beginning of a bad joke: we’re at a dinner party with some... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2014 OUTDOORS, TRAVEL

• Don’t Wait for the Louvre

  

  An ordinary day at the Louvre. Photo Guia Besana for The New York Times“One cloudy afternoon this month, the line to enter the Louvre stretched around the... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2014 OUTDOORS, TRAVEL

• How to Save 20% Or More on Hotels

  

  I’m writing this partly as a Public Service Announcement for our readers and partly as a reminder to myself to stop being so stupid. Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2014 OUTDOORS, TRAVEL

• Two Continents, Double the Dalí

  

  We arrived at the Salvador Dalí Theatre Museum in the Spanish city of Figueres by way of St. Petersburg, Florida—three years and thousands of miles later. Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2014 OUTDOORS, TRAVEL

• The Strange Math of Traveling Without a Plan

  

  I meant to go hereIs it possible to get nothing for something and still think you’ve gotten a good deal? Apparently, the answer to that question is yes. Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2014 OUTDOORS, TRAVEL

• Girona, City of Gardens (and Stairs)

  

  It’s easy to see why the Catalonian city of Girona has endured 25 sieges and fallen to enemy forces on seven different occasions. It’s a place you really do wan... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2014 OUTDOORS, TRAVEL