A Travel Blog
This travel story starts in the Spring of 2019, in February to more exact. Last year in February my grandmother, who lives an hour away from me was diagnosed with breast cancer. To be here at home to help out with her surgery and recovery, Nick and I decided to… Read more
In the time of COVID-19, the world has watched slowly as the travel industry has almost completely disappeared for the time being. Planes aren’t flying, people aren’t moving freely, monuments are left empty around the world. I’ve had so many emotions over the loss of travel, so many emotions about… Read more
Our week in France in July seems like forever ago now but I finally got around to editing the video we took while there and it really is amazing how beautiful the country is in the Summertime. We spent a week wandering through Paris, Provence and Lyon and took in… Read more
Loft Apartment in L’Isle Sur la Sorgue L’Isle sur La Sorge, Provence, France See more Reviews! We don’t offer stay in AirBnB’s when we travel because we usually prefer a hotel stay but lately, we’ve been wanting to try staying in AirBnB’s more and tried one out when we were… Read more
When we rebooked this trip and moved it from the Spring to the Summer, we knew we had to fit some time in Provence in while in France in July as that’s peak Lavender bloom and our last visit to Provence was magical. So we spent a few days in… Read more
I often get the question, if you had the choice to travel to place A or B, which would you choose? Or do you think I’d like place A or B better? And to answer that question, it really depends on the destinations you’re looking at choosing between. There are… Read more
There is something magical about Europe anytime of the year, but I’d been dreaming of lavender fields in the Provencal Summer and wandering streets in Spain, stopping for tapas in the Summer evening hours for years. From sipping Rosé wine to café con leche, from churros in a tiny back… Read more
More Travel Style posts for more destinations! When packing for our quick trip to Provence and Paris, with a stopover in Barcelona on the way, I knew I wanted light and airy clothes for the warm Summer temperatures. And while we got really lucky and temps stayed in the 80’s… Read more
With just a short time to explore Provence, for our one true full day in the area we headed to Sault, an area I had found in my research that seemed to hold everything we were looking for in traditional Provence. We wanted lavender fields as far as the eye… Read more
Le Mas des Herbes Blanches – Provence, France As soon as we knew we were headed to Provence, I immediately jumped at looking for a hotel for the short time we’d be there. I wanted to stay right in the middle of the area so that we’d be close to… Read more
I’ve driven in a lot of countries now and I’ve written a number of posts about driving in certain places and what to expect, though Provence came with it’s very own set of unique challenges. While overall driving in Provence was totally fine, there are certain things that it would… Read more
A week before our trip to Provence, our travel plans changed a bit being re-routed through Barcelona instead of London, which in turn changed our flight then from London to Marseille where we were originally going to pick up our rental car and drive out to Provence. I could only… Read more
Last year when we were looking at our travel schedule for 2017, we knew this year would be a little different for us in terms of our usual travel dates. We usually travel over Labor Day in early September to use the holiday, though this year Nick really wanted to… Read more
I often hear people lament about how expensive travel is, and most of the time, it’s true. Travel is expensive and takes money to be able to accomplish. However, one of the things I wish more people would be aware of, is that it doesn’t always have to! It IS possible… Read more