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• Seeing the Gironde Estuary Through the Eyes of Tour Guide Marie Hallier

  

  After occasionally bumping into tour guide Marie Hallier at various functions in Bordeaux and featuring an article she had written about the colour of the... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2018 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Bordeaux Ghost Signs Featured in easyJet Traveller In-flight Magazine

  

  As you may have gathered, Bordeaux is making regular appearances in easyJet Traveller, the in-flight magazine available on board all easyJet aircraft as they... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2018 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• The Great Landes Forest Fire of 1949

  

  A Sud Ouest article about a solemn ceremony recently held in Cestas to remember the victims of a massive forest fire which occurred back in 1949 prompted... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2018 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Gironde Estuary Cycle Tour 4/4: Saint-Seurin-de-Cadourne > Bordeaux

  

  After cycling to Mirambeau, on to Royan and back down to Saint-Seurin-de-Cadourne, it was on to our home straight, although the first stop on this, our final... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2018 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Gironde Estuary Cycle Tour 3/4: Royan > Saint-Seurin-de-Cadourne

  

  Having cycled from Bordeaux to Mirambeau and on to Royan, here we are on day three of a tour of the Gironde estuary, which started off with us following... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2018 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Gironde Estuary Cycle Tour 2/4: Mirambeau > Royan

  

  In the first part of this cycling road trip around the Gironde estuary, my travelling companions and I made it as far as Mirambeau, slightly inland in the... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2018 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Gironde Estuary Cycle Tour 1/4: Bordeaux > Mirambeau

  

  A few weeks back my wife Muriel, my father-in-law Michel and I hopped onto our respective bikes with the sole aim of departing from Saint-Aubin-de-Médoc, cyclin... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2018 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• 'Five Places to Pretend You're in a French Movie in Bordeaux' Feature in...

  

  Once again, Invisible Bordeaux has delivered a "listicle" to the good people of easyJet Traveller magazine, and you can read the article on board the airline's... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2018 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Pont De Cubzac : the Many Lives of Eiffel’s Iron Wonder Over the Dordogne

  

  We have travelled some 20 kilometres to the north-east of Bordeaux to view one of the most spectacular bridges in the area: the iron wonder that is Pont de... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2018 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• The Clocks of Bordeaux 2/2

  

  You may have just finished exploring the first set of clocks compiled by Invisible Bordeaux. But still there are more, starting with this lovely timepiece to... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2018 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• The Clocks of Bordeaux 1/2

  

  OK, so it's happened to us all: you're in Bordeaux, possibly slightly jetlagged and confused, and you've forgotten your watch and your mobile phone, and... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2018 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Yves Gourribon’s Self-made Neighbourhood in Le Bouscat

  

  In the north-western suburb of Le Bouscat, alongside the railway line which runs from Bordeaux to Le Verdon, a housing estate serves as a reminder of a period... Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2018 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Phare De Richard: When Size Matters on the Gironde Estuary

  

  On the left bank of the Gironde Estuary, in Jau-Dignac-et-Loirac a little to the north of Pauillac, the quaint Phare de Richard offers an instant glimpse into... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2018 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Another Selection of Old Postcards Overlaid on Modern-day Bordeaux

  

  Once again, Invisible Bordeaux has been busy touring the city with a batch of old postcards in one hand and a camera in the other. Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2018 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Inside Bordeaux Métropole Arena for the First Time

  

  In January 2018, Bordeaux Métropole Arena, the city’s purpose-built large-scale indoor concert, entertainment and sports venue, opened its doors for the first... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2018 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Villenave d’Ornon’s Roundabout Tributes to Twin Towns Seeheim-Jugenheim and...

  

  Landscaped roundabouts are a big thing in France and there are countless examples to be spotted in and around Bordeaux. An early item on the blog focused on... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2018 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• [Video] All About the Invisible Bordeaux Domino Effect!

  

  My company Thales holds TED Talk-style internal conferences and I was invited to speak at one such event at our facility in Mérignac. Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2018 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Exploring Unusual Sights on the Bordeaux University Campus in Talence and Pessac

  

  The university of Bordeaux is spread across buildings in the city centre, and throughout a massive campus that stretches from Talence to Gradignan via Pessac. Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2018 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• 'How to Do Bordeaux...' Feature in This Month's easyJet Traveller Magazine

  

  If you happen to be flying with easyJet during the month of March 2018, do make sure you flick through the complimentary in-flight magazine, easyJet Traveller,... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2018 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Flight AF1919 from Brussels to Bordeaux: the 1987 Eysines Air Disaster

  

  We are in Eysines, in an area known as Domaine du Pinsan, familiar to most these days for its sports fields, its swimming pool and its running path. Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2018 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL