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Category Archives: Travel
Himmelfahrt 🇬🇧🇫🇷
Unlock the full story—because Himmelfahrt is just the beginning! Read on
Posted in Celebrations & Special Days, Culture & Identity, Travel
Tagged * Himmelfahrt, Ascension Day, Beer culture, Bollerwagen, Brückentag, Christi Himmelfahrt, Father’s Day Germany, Folk culture, Funny traditions, German festivals, German holidays, German traditions, Herrentag, Männertag, Public holidays in Germany, Religious holidays, Travel Germany, Vatertag
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Excursion en Auvergne 🇬🇧🇫🇷
Volcanoes, winding roads, improbable lunches and the quiet majesty of rural France — Auvergne delivers the kind of journey that makes you wonder why everyone else is still on the motorway. Read on
Posted in Friends, Travel
Tagged * Puy de Dôme, Auvergne, Birthday lunch, Clermont-Ferrand
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Escape to Brittany 🇬🇧
From windswept coastlines to gloriously unexpected sunshine, this short Brittany adventure capture the kind of escape that makes you want to throw a bag in the car and disappear for a few days. Between charming seaside moments, sharp observations, good … Continue reading
Canal du Midi 🇬🇧🇫🇷
Before the TGV, before the motorway, before even the steam engine, one obsessed Frenchman carved a 241-kilometre waterway through the south of France using nothing but a battered compass, 15,000 workers, and his entire family fortune. The Canal du Midi … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged * Canal du Midi, 17th century engineering, Boat trips, Canal travel, Carcassonne, Countryside, Cycling routes, French heritage, Nature, Occitanie, Pierre-Paul Riquet, Relaxation, Scenic routes, Sète, Slow travel, South of France, Toulouse, Travel photography, UNESCO World Heritage, Vineyards, Walking trails
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Les Aiguilles Rouges 🇬🇧🇫🇷
What could possibly go wrong when you decide to “just go for a little hike” in the Aiguilles Rouges? Towering peaks, suspiciously steep paths, dazzling alpine lakes, and the occasional reminder that gravity is not your friend… Join me for … Continue reading
Mopeds and a Falcon 🇬🇧🇫🇷
When Czech tyre pragmatism collided with a French moped fever dream, nothing went as planned — and everything became unforgettable. Dive into a story of quirky characters, unexpected twists, and a two-wheeled adventure that proves the road to passion is … Continue reading
Posted in Nostalgia, Travel
Tagged * 20th-century nostalgia, Brno, Dassault Falcon, motorcycles & mopeds, Naske Air, Otrokovice, Private jet, travel & memories
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The great winter escape 🇬🇧🇫🇷🇩🇪
They say timing is everything. Whoever ‘they’ are clearly weren’t talking about my recent departure from Germany – which happened to be exactly three days before Mother Nature decided to dump enough snow on Hannover to make front-page news. Coincidence? … Continue reading
Posted in Seasonal musings, Travel
Tagged * Germany, Carcassonne, Christmas, cold weather, Cozy reading, France vs Germany, Hannover, Missing out, Pyrenees, Snow, Winter, Winter 2025
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The week that was 01/2026
My luggage divorced itself at Charles de Gaulle, I won a music quiz without answering a single question correctly, and I’m about to start a diet that nobody asked for. If this is what 2026 looks like, buckle up—it’s going … Continue reading
Posted in Lifestyle, Travel
Tagged AdultingFails, AirportStories, Carcassonne, CDGAirport, ChristmasMarket, FamilyTime, FirstWorldProblems, FoodieLife, France, FrenchCuisine, FrenchLife, Germany, GinAndTonic, Hannover, HolidayTravel, LostLuggage, LuggageWoes, NaillouxOutlet, NewYearsDay, NewYearsEve, NewYearsLunch, NoResolutions, RealLife, SouthOfFrance, Toulouse, TravelFails, TravelHumor, WeekInReview, WeeklyRecap
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