Wine-ding Our Way Through France – Photos from Fontainebleau, Loire Valley, Bordeaux, Carcassonne, Provence and Fréjus
“A person with increasing knowledge and sensory education may derive infinite enjoyment from wine.” – Ernest Hemingway Our road trip through France from Reims in the north east of France, down to Bordeaux on the Atlantic coast then further south to the French Riviera was filled with beautiful sites, great meals, fun new friends, silly…
Our Visit to the Champagne Region of France – Reims and Verdun
After leaving Paris via our rented car and surviving the parking garage fiasco (read this post to catch up on that Experience) we headed to France’s Champagne wine region and the city of Reims. I really wanted to explore some of the famous wine regions of France and Alena loves champagne so this area seemed…
Learning to Drive a Manual in Paris – A Trial by [Almost] Fire
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I am 26 years old and I have never truly driven a manual car. I know it’s pretty sad but I’m sure I’m not the only one and I hope this story helps others like me and entertains the rest of y’all! For a little background knowledge, I am not completely divorced from the knowledge…
Exploring Paris by Foot and by Food
I write this post while sitting in a wine bar in Bordeaux, France. Two amazing glasses of Medoc red wine in front of me waiting to be tasted, and as these posts take a while to put together I’m sure a few other wines will pass over my table as well. Alena and I have…