Category Archives: France

Hola from Nola!

Posted on January 20, 2021 by frenchfry36

It is said that, what you do on the first day of the year sets the tone for the rest of the year – so, despite a global pandemic, and widespread weather warnings, we set off at 8am on 1 … Continue reading →

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Job done

Posted on January 11, 2021 by frenchfry36

When the world changed due to COVID-19, we didn’t know when we would be able to travel again. Movement even within Australia was restricted, and the country’s borders closed. But then we received news (and pictures) of water damage to … Continue reading →

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As luck would have it

Posted on December 20, 2020 by frenchfry36

This photo of Luxembourg Gardens, Paris, was featured in my blog post, just before I started walking you through my photobook through my posts, back in December 2019. As if I knew that 2020 was going to be somewhat of … Continue reading →

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Dreams do come true

Posted on September 27, 2020 by frenchfry36

I had wanted to cruise the Greek Islands ever since I was a teenager, and last year that dream came true! Cutting it fine, flying in from Australia into Athens, Greece, on the afternoon of boarding, we had booked a … Continue reading →

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Losing ourselves in Venice

Posted on September 15, 2020 by frenchfry36

Each morning at Antica Locanda Sturion hotel in Venice, in 2018, we enjoyed breakfast by the window in the dining room with a view of the Grand Canal (including the Rialto Bridge, if I popped my head out the window!) … Continue reading →

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Cham is fabulous – and that’s no sham

Posted on August 15, 2020 by frenchfry36

Setting off on a 90 minute drive from our base in Leysin, Switzerland in 2018, we drove towards the snow-capped mountains of the French Alps, crossing the border back into France and through the town of Argentière (the name reminiscent … Continue reading →

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600 kilometres to Switzerland

Posted on July 6, 2020 by frenchfry36

Setting off at first light in June 2018, we drove from our house in Argenton-sur-Creuse, central France, to Switzerland. It never ceases to amaze me – coming from the vast island continent of Australia – how you can simply drive … Continue reading →

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All in a day’s drive

Posted on June 9, 2020 by frenchfry36

One leisurely day in 2017, we decided to take a scenic drive from our house in Argenton-sur-Creuse, in central France, for a round trip to visit Chauvigny with its fascinating skyline of castle ruins. We took a meandering route through … Continue reading →

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From both sides of the world

Posted on May 26, 2020 by frenchfry36

Ask me where I live, and I might hesitate – after all, Australia and France are both our homes: We own a house in France, yet earn our living in Australia – well, just enough to get us back to … Continue reading →

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A satisfying European smorgasbord

Posted on May 19, 2020 by frenchfry36

Having a house in Argenton-sur-Creuse, which ceaselessly beckons our presence, serves as a springboard from which to explore a little bit more of France and her neighboring countries every year. Paris France 2010 We discovered this peaceful park on one … Continue reading →

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