The Geography of France

All travel, especially scenic travel, takes place on geography, My undregradate university required 4 semesters of one 'foreign language'-- I did French-- and 2 semesters a second foreign language...

London Calling, Why Not Say Hello?

Who would ever say no to a long weekend?! Not me and London is always calling me back. I've been a number of times over the years and visited amazing places such as Houses of Parliament, Westminster...

How to Eat Breakfast in France

Here is a French paradox: Why does the country with the best food in the world serve the world's worst breakfast? On our first visit to France, we looked forward with eager anticipation to...

How France Invented Tourism

A road trip is one of the most popular ways to vacation. The Michelin Tire company invented the road trip in the early 20th C. The Michelin Tire Co. About 100 years ago, management at Michelin-- the...

Favorite Scenic Drives in France

THE COASTS: Roughly 20 km on both sides of St Malo on the English Channel. The road to Quiberon. The Mediterranean coast road from Cannes to le Lavandou. These are all good examples of cliffs, rocks...

Less Tips, More Trip in Bristol

It's a mid-summers nights dream in an old outdoor swimming pool covered in graffiti, overgrown foliage and lit up by neon strip lights. Shakespeare is fired into my ears and jolts me, excites...