Bordeaux… great wine and a lot of charm
Visiting a vineyard and doing a wine tasting in Bordeaux, France is one of those things that I imagine is on most people’s bucket lists. Fair warning: don’t go on a Sunday!
Category: Europe
The frogs in France make strange noises
The farm I’ve been babysitting for the past month has a very small man-made pond in back. The pond is roughly the size and shape of a swimming pool yet is home to an incredible number of frogs. They sing pretty much 24 hours a day. Frogs in France sound...
Visiting a castle in France
For some reason, the town of Châtellerault, France seems to have a magnetic pull. My first visit to there was under somewhat trying circumstances. I had just done my best to completely destroy a rental car.
Every French village is as pretty as the one before
Driving through the tiny villages of the bucolic French countryside, it seemed that every single one of them was as cute and adorable as the one that came before. There was so much cuteness that
Even the trash cans are classy in France
Everyone thinks of France as a place of art and beauty. Yet few realize how true that can be. In many rural villages and hamlets, there are even decorative murals on
Meet the French Menagerie
The price of getting to live in an incredibly charming 16th century French farmhouse is that it’s an actual farm. My end of the deal is taking care of the place and that includes the animals. I’d like to introduce them.
The “Big City” (compared to my tiny 16th century French village)
Just four and a half miles from my tiny little French village sits the closest town that actually has
Living for a Month in a 16th Century French Village
Here I am, sitting next to a roaring fire in a 16th century French farmhouse. Part of my journey has included housesitting. I often get asked what that is and how it works. Basically,
Artful blending of the Old World with the new
Europe has long been called “the Old World”. Seeing some of the beautiful centuries-old architecture, it’s obvious why. At the same time, people actually live here and
The Professionalization of Graffiti
Like most major cities, Barcelona has its fair share of graffiti. Unlike most, I have found something strange here.