On my first trip to Europe– the bike trip in Provence–we were constantly stopping at small vineyards and cavés which was my first real introduction to wine; and as an aside biking and wine tasting can be challenging. There were several people on the trip who were quite knowledgeable about wine and treated us novices […]
Read MoreMonth: January 2017
Museums, monuments and interesting sights
The first few museums I’m writing about are some of my favorites in Florence and Fiesole. While entire books have been written about these Renaissance icons, I hope to show them in a slightly different light with both my photos and my personal observations. 2022 update: After seeing several new sights in the fall of 2021, […]
Read MoreFour days in St. Raphael
When my sister asked me to take her to Provence (see Provence, Provence, wherefore art thou Provence? post), the original itinerary was a few days in Paris and then Provence, seeing the towns and sights I had seen on my first bike trip. But in looking at my guide book, which included the Cote d’Azur, […]
Read MoreProvence, a trip back in time
Trip One, alla Bicicletta The title of this post refers to an attempt to recapture the joys of my first European adventure, a bike trip in Provence in the early 90’s. I was living in Dallas at the time and I’m not sure what made me take the leap of faith to head off on […]
Read MoreWhy Another Travel Blog?
There must be hundreds, possibly thousands, of travel blogs so why another one? Maybe I’m egotistical enough to think I have something to share but mostly I would like to become a forum, possibly, to hear from others with similar experiences. Plus my own blog gives me more freedom to express my opinion. Over […]
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