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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

    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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  • Arcachon, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

    Arcachon, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

    Arcachon was developed as a resort in the 19th century, and the promenade is populated with large hotels – some with a fancy façade but most are efficient modern constructions. The big hotels, the shopping streets behind them and the wide, sandy beaches in front are all part of the ville d’été (summer town), the district of Arcachon

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