Blind alley to this hostel Monday of my second week, I changed hostels, with a fellow traveler's help getting my luggage to the square for…
Monday, first day: Zip! After my rough arrival night, out in the cold, I was freezing and miserable, with a very sore throat, stuffy head,…
I meet a lot of people who say they'd like to travel as I do, but think they couldn't manage it, couldn't plan it, couldn't…
As with other towns in these pages, I was visiting here because online I saw some reasonable and interesting properties for sale in the area.…
The unforgettable Grand Place of Brussels I first saw Brussels with its astounding Grand Place when I was ten years old. And I never forgot…
Last September, I visited Carcassonne for the first time, on just a day trip from Narbonne with Kristian. We headed to the upper fortified city…
Bourges was my first day trip out of Vierzon, as I expected it to be the most interesting, and it was. It's a good-sized city…
After seeing a bit of the western side of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté - the Yonne while based in Auxerre, the Nièvre while based in Nevers - I…
Could living in France be a real possibility? When I first realized it might be possible for me to live in France, it was because…
I liked Narbonne on first sight last spring. The canal through the heart of town, the architectural mix, the ducal palace, and the acclaimed indoor…
I'd seen some reasonable properties in Issoudun and wanted to take a look, so this was one of my targets for exploring from Vierzon. You…
Seeing charming photos of Auberge de la Poule Noire near the Loire in Charité when I was studying a Google map pushed me to get…