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Discover Brooklyn in 2 days – A week in New York

Posted on 17 October 2022

New York is not only Manhattan, it’s Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, the Bronx… so many very different districts that are also worth the detour. In this article I’m taking you on a ride to Brooklyn. I hadn’t set foot there on my first trip to New York and what a shame, but sometimes, timing is too tight and you leave the less touristy neighborhoods too easily, at least at the time. For this second visit we chose to spend 2…

Arcachon, week-end escape

Posted on 16 January 2022

If there is “one” French destination that we hear about every year in news, it is this one: Arcachon, its large sandy beaches bordered by the sweet smell of pine, its beautiful houses with unique architecture, the atmosphere of the food market on a Friday morning, the calm of the bay… a spot that we would jealously like to keep. Only 45 minutes by train from Bordeaux, Arcachon and its bay have more tourists every year, even more the last…

Marseille & surroundings : My must-sees

Posted on 25 September 2020

Ah… Marseille… The cicadas, the singing accent, the hot weather, the old port, the Mucem, the calanques… So many things you think you know and yet… Marseille is so much more than that, not only in the city but also beyond, there is so much to explore! I discovered this area 4 years ago and every visit is a new surprise. In this article I tell you about 7 magical places to discover, in Marseille and its surroundings. Most of…

Van trip in Brittany – 5 days itinerary

Posted on 21 August 2019

For our annual road trip of the year we chose to stay in France to visit Brittany! Its wild coasts, its turquoise waters, its castles full of history, many people can’t imagine the amazing landscapes that Brittany it has to offer. Our road trip is divided in two parts : The first, from Saint-Malo to Cap Frehel, in a AirBNB; The second, for a new adventure … 5 days travelling by Van Needless to say that his trip satiated our…

Week-end escape in Berlin – Day 2&3

Posted on 9 April 2019

Day 2: Tiergarten After waking up with panoramic views on the city and an amazing breakfast, we are off to explore the Tiergarten district. Today’s menu : See the city from high at the Panoramapunkt,Potsdamer Platz, visit the Reichstag and explore the Tiergarten, biggest park in Berlin. Staatsoper Unter den Linden (Berlin Opera) On the road, quick stop in front of one of Berlin’s three operas “Staatsoper Unter den Linden”. According to Voltaire “the most beautiful…

Week-end escape in Berlin – Day 1

Posted on 26 March 2019

We heard a lot about Berlin, sometimes described as alive and dynamic, sometimes as cold, destroyed and without any charm… We wanted to have our own idea so we went there for a week-end! Travelling mid-October we expected to get out scarfs and gloves, well no ! It was Indian summer, over 26 degrees all weekend. And believe me with the sun we do not live at all the same experience! Day 1: Friedrichshain – Mitte Leaving Paris-Charles de…

Explore Venice in 3 days

Posted on 15 October 2018

Venice: its canals, its gondolas, its little streets; welcome to one of the most romantic cities in the world. Romantic but not only, it’s above all an atypical city, full of beautiful stories and with an atmosphere that you won’t find anywhere else. I made the choice to go there with friends, it may seems surprising but in the end we weren’t the only ones to have made this choice. Of course it’s not Ibiza, do not go there to…

Venice – Travel Tips

Posted on 9 October 2018

Venice is probably one of the most beautiful and the most atypical city in the world. Many tourists flock there and it’s sometimes difficult to find a good accommodation or a good restaurant among the thousands that you will find. Here is a few tips that can help you plan your trip. Best time to go: No matter when you choose to go, you should know that the city will be crowded anyway. We left in June and the…

Scotland – On the road to the isle of Skye

Posted on 2 August 2018

It was the long-awaited stopover “the Isle of Skye”, the one I dreamed of, so much I saw fabulous pictures of it. It only remained to hope that the weather was going to be good, and it was. The arrival on the island amazed us, the landscape was changing kilometer after kilometer, maybe the blue sky had something to do with that Eilean Donan Castle Nestled on a rock right at the entrance of the Isle of Skye, this…

Scotland – From loch Lomond to the Highlands

Posted on 31 July 2018

After discovering Edinburgh we are off to our road trip across Scotland. 7 days on the roads during when we are going to go through 3 mains areas: Loch Lomond, the Highlands and the Isle of Skye. After picking up the car, the adventure can now begin and what better start than driving on the wrong side of the road? We can’t wait to leave the city to enjoy the long-awaited change of scenery. For this second day we head…

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