Category Archives: Travel
Les Rituels Paeïns
Scotland, Rome, Basilicata, Slovenia, Torino. That’s been the last few months. Travel is a wonderful distraction, especially when you finally make it to places that have been on your wishlist for years. For me, those would be the carnival events … Continue reading
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Tagged Basilicata, Carnevale, Carnival, europe, Italy, Kurents, paeïn, pagan, Slovenia, Travel
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La Normandie
Our final attempt to ditch the hot and sticky summer 2021 weather in Nice led us to breezy and cool Normandy for two weeks. We’d never been, and I was excited to finally — since freshman year in high school … Continue reading
Posted in expat, expat in France, expat life, France, Normandy, Travel
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Excursions d’été: Le Sud-Ouest
Our final summer trip was to southwestern France, specifically the Béarn and the Pays Basque. They look very similar geographically: hilly, verdant, home to loads of sheep, surrounded by the Pyrénées mountains. The Béarn, however, does not have a foot … Continue reading
Posted in Basque country, Béarn, COVID-19, expat, expat life, France, Pays Basque, Pyrénées Atlantiques, sheep, Travel
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Excursions d’été: un séjour en l’immersion
A friend told me she was attending a French immersion course in the Alps. I figured I could use both, a serious language practice and cool mountain air in mid-July, so I signed up too. The course was held at … Continue reading
Posted in expat, expat life, France, Nice, France, Travel
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Excursions d’été: Marseille
What comes to mind when you think of Marseille? Crime? In fact, in 2012, one third of all murders committed in France were in the city. Drugs? A short boat hop from North Africa means all the illegal hashish you … Continue reading
Posted in expat, expat life, France, Marseille, Nice, France, Provence, Travel
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