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Explore France, from the bells of Notre-Dame and the French Riviera to Mer de Glace glacier

Khoasimodo and the Bells of Notre Dame

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Update: A massive fire broke out in the Cathedral of Notre Dame on April 15, 2019. Before planning a visit, check for current updates. Perhaps it was luck – perhaps it was fate that our first trip to Paris ended...

Luxury Dinner Cruise on Le Calife

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We ended our first day in Paris with the biggest splurge of our entire trip – a luxury dinner cruise on the Seine River. Our friends had rather brilliantly proposed the idea before our trip, offering to scout around online...

Doomed Love Locks of Pont Neuf

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Paris may officially be known as the “City of Light,” but it’s at least as often referred to as the City of Love.  Until you see it in person, it’s impossible to fully understand just how charming it is.  The...

The Louvre, The World’s Largest Museum

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One of the most visited attractions in Paris is the Louvre Museum, and for good reason. As the largest art museum in the world and an important historic monument, you don’t have to be an art aficionado to enjoy a...

The Fab Four Hit The French Alps

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The landscape surrounding Chamonix, France is dominated by one of the most famous mountain ranges in the world – the Mont Blanc massif. While Mont Blanc might seem like the star of the show as the highest peak in the...
Inside France's Mer de Glace Ice Cave

Inside France’s Mer de Glace Glacier

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Have you ever seen a glacier up close?  Hiked along one, touched it, or possibly hazarded a crossing?  If so, you’ll know they’re powerful forces of nature, hulking masses of snow and ice, creeping downhill so imperceptibly they could easily...

French Riviera, Monaco, And Italy

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I awoke on the last morning of our road trip to Madrid to the sound of warm Mediterranean waves softly lapping the pebbly beach just a few feet from our tent.  It slowly sunk in anew that we were camped...