Our Favorite Things in Paris, France
With some time to reflect on our recent trip to Paris, we’ve compiled a list of our favorite things weContinue Reading
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Vingt ans plus tard: Une Semaine à Paris (Twenty Years Later: A Week in Paris)
While we’ve been back to France on two extended trips since our first nearly 20 years ago, aside from theContinue Reading
A Visit to Versailles
“Long ago in days untoldWere ruled by Lords of greedKings and queens and guillotinesTaking lives deniedStarch and parchments laid theContinue Reading
Retreat to the Mountains of Serra da Estrela, Portugal
Nearly six years ago, when we first arrived to get settled into our newly purchased apartment, as we met expats,Continue Reading
Discovering Southwestern France
We left Carcassonne, headed north and then west over the mountains and forests of the Haut-Languedoc Natural Park. The dryContinue Reading
Bopping Around Bordeaux
We began our days in Bordeaux in St. Émilion. While you could day trip here from the city of Bordeaux,Continue Reading
Castles, Churches and Cassoulet: Things to do in Carcassonne France
“That’s the third guy I’ve seen wearing a Led Zeppelin shirt since we got here today” I said to MelissaContinue Reading
Nîmes (France) Wasn’t Built in a Day
France’s Rome, the city of Nîmes, is an impressive living museum to Roman history. We stopped there, and at neighboringContinue Reading
Favorite Things About Provence
It’s not hard to imagine why so many artists come to make the south of France their home. From PicassoContinue Reading
A Week in Provence
“Neighbors, we have found, take on an importance in the country that they don’t begin to have in cities. YouContinue Reading
The Traveling Ridleys 