Category Archives: Sightseeing

Eating Well in the Cinque Terre – A Self-Guided Tour of Copenhagen

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Rosemary Kneipp

This week’s blogger round-up takes us to two very different parts of the world. Jo Karnagan from Frugal First Class Travel gives tips to eating well in the Cinque Terre, that  wonderful area on the west coat of Italy that I’ve … Continue reading →

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Original souvenirs from Paris – A hymn – Last minute change of plans from Burgundy to Belgium and from wine to beer

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Rosemary Kneipp

This week, in my bloggers’ round-up, Pierre from Paris on Demand suggests some original souvenirs from Paris, Sylvia from Finding Noon takes us to a Chagall exhibition in Paris that is on until 21st July and Mary Kay from Out … Continue reading →

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Cycling on the Basque Coast #1 – Ups and Downs

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Rosemary Kneipp

The first day in our home exchange in Ciboure on the Basque Coast gets off to a good start with breakfast on the terrace overlooking the Pyrenees. There’s so much sun we even have to open up the awning. After … Continue reading →

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Musée Carnavalet – an exceptional museum in Paris

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Rosemary Kneipp

I can’t believe that I have lived in Paris for 35 years and never been to one of its best museums. Musée Carnavalet in the Marais had always been described as a  museum of French history which seemed very dry … Continue reading →

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Paris Day Trip: Parc de Sceaux – A passion for France – The Sainte-Chapelle of Paris

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Rosemary Kneipp

This Wednesday’s Bloggers’ Round-Up starts with a trip to Parc de Sceaux in Greater Paris with Andrea from Rear View Mirror to see the spectular cherry blossoms in bloom at the moment. Pierre from Paris on Demand invites us to … Continue reading →

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Introducing Célestine, Susan & Simon of Loire Valley Time Travel in France

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Rosemary Kneipp

You no doubt read Susan’s description of a country “Charcuterie” in yesterdays’s bloggers’ round-up. But she doesn’t just spend her time buying “persillé” – she also runs a business. Susan and Simon and Célestine, their 1953 Citroen Traction Avant vintage … Continue reading →

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Chateauneuf, my secret hill village – La Charcuterie – Musée Nissim de Camodo, Paris

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Rosemary Kneipp

Some more Australian connections for this Wednesday’s Bloggers’ Round-up, starting with Phoebe from Lou Messugo, who takes us on a visit to Châteauneuf in the south of France; Susan from Days on the Claise who describes her local charcuterie in Touraine … Continue reading →

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Hotel Dieu: The unexpected inside of Paris’ oldest hospital – Itinerary Planning 101 – Map of Literary French History

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Rosemary Kneipp

Three very different posts in this Wednesday’s Bloggers Round-Up: Yetunde from Like Home in Paris takes us on a guided tour through an unexpected venue: Paris’ oldest hospital, Jo Karnaghan, in her usual practical way, gives excellent tips on how … Continue reading →

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Bussing in Barcelona and a Lost iPhone

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Rosemary Kneipp

After taking the metro once, we decided we’d rather use the bus, particularly since there were no direct metro lines between Sant Pau where we were staying and most of the places we wanted to go. Jean Michel took charge … Continue reading →

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Barcelona: Gastronomic Dining – Things to do in Barcelona – Gaudi’s Barcelona

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Rosemary Kneipp

The posts on my Wednesday Bloggers’ Round-Up today are all by Australians (or people with Australian connections) and all on the subject of Barcelona. Kathy Stanford from Femmes Francophiles has suggestions for both fine dining and casual dining in Barcelona, … Continue reading →

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