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  • Cafes, Bars & Brasseries of Paris, Part 1

    Cafes, Bars & Brasseries of Paris, Part 1

    The cafes, bars and brasseries at the street corners of Paris are magnetic. They attract residents and tourists alike to partake in the street life of the city. The patrons socialize, play with their phone, have a smoke, gossip, flirt, or simply enjoy a meal. These sidewalk establishments also offer a perch to watch the…

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  • Looking back at our trips in 2021-2022, Part 2

    Looking back at our trips in 2021-2022, Part 2

    Happy New Year ! It is a tradition on this blog in January to take a look back at some of the places we visited in the previous year. Since we took some time off from this blog, we will review both 2021 and 2022 together. Our previous post covered most of the places we…

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  • Looking back at our trips in 2021-2022, Part 1

    Looking back at our trips in 2021-2022, Part 1

    Happy New Year ! It is a tradition on this blog in January to take a look back at some of the places we visited in the previous year. Since we took some time off from posting on this blog, we will review both 2021 and 2022 together. Let’s kick off with some tunes and…

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  • Our trips 2018, part 1

    Our trips 2018, part 1

    Dear Readers, Happy 2019 ! It is a tradition on this blog to take a look back at some of the places we visited last year. We traveled more in 2018 than 2017, at least in terms of distance traveled. Chris had been to Hong Kong and Tokyo twice and went to the Middle East. Click…

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  • Our trips 2017, part 2

    Our trips 2017, part 2

    Dear Readers, It has been a tradition of this blog to take a look back at some of the places we visited last year. In Part 1, we posted photos of places we visited in the second half of 2017. Here are the places we visited in the first half. As you will see, we…

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  • Navettes maritimes: Arcachon to Cap Ferret

    Continuing with our trip to the West, from the Alps to the Atlantic … From Arcachon, we took a ferry across the bay to Cap Ferret. Cap Ferret is a headland which takes the form of a spit, which separates the Atlantic Ocean from Arcachon Bay. Lots of people took their bike across as there…

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