A Five-Day Itinerary for Istanbul
Seeing Istanbul for the first time? Use my itinerary for an introduction to this exciting city.
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2023-07-10
A Ten-Day Itinerary in Andalusia
Last-minute planning with bus and train travel
An independent itinerary in Andalusia, recounted with expenses and other details that others can base their own plan upon.
2023-06-30
A stroll in Fontenay-le-Comte, Vendée
We were beginning our explorations of Deux-Sèvres, but as usual I had some detours in mind. We left Niort and rather than heading directly northeast…
2023-04-17
Cognac in Charente
My only thought in heading to Cognac was that, since Kristian and I have to keep postponing an exploration of Bordeaux and its wine towns,…
2023-04-16
Touring Charente-Maritime – 2: Saintes
We were quite delighted with Charente-Maritime by the time we got to Saintes in the evening, having explored Jonzac and Pons after our leisurely morning…
2023-04-15
Hotel de Ville, Jonzac
Touring Charente-Maritime – 1: Jonzac and Pons
It's possible to drive from Cognac to Saintes in half an hour, but I had more touring in mind, wanting to see these two towns,…
2023-04-15
A quick stop in historic Angoulême
I wanted to see Angoulême just for historical interest, from the importance of the counts of Angoulême and especially because of Isabelle d'Angoulême, wife of…
2023-04-02
Lunch in Sancerre
"Favorite village of the French" declares the banner on this tower in Sancerre. We had decided to see this hub of the local wine industry,…
2023-04-02
Photo Gallery: La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois
La Rochefoucauld in the Charente department was on our route from Limoges to Cognac as we followed D10 and D13, and we stopped just because…
2023-03-31
Gounod's Faust at Limoges opera
Opera in Limoges: Gounod’s “Faust”
A chance to see an opera while seeing Limoges for the first time I had hoped we'd get to Limoges, which we'd never been to,…
2023-03-31
Two weeks in France with Kristian
Touring by car March 14-28, 2023
Last year as well as this January, I kept to trains and buses to explore France. It's so convenient because you're going from the center…
2023-03-30
A quick look at Bourges
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…
2023-02-03