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Photos of the Week – Paris in August
We don’t often find ourselves in Paris on a sunny Sunday in August without our bikes, so after a leisurely lunch on the balcony, testing a new vinho verde, we went for a walk along Berges de Seine from the Orsay … Continue reading
Posted in Paris, Wine
Tagged alexandre III bridge, berges de Seine, paris, Tuileries Gardens
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Top 5 beautiful parks in Paris – Details at the Fete des Gardians – An Archipelago of Floating Gardens on the Banks of the Seine
In this week’s bloggers round-up, fellow Aussie Andrea from Rear View Mirror shares five beautiful parks to visit in Paris, Heather Robinson from Lost in Arles brings us some stunning photos from the Fête des Guardians in Arles and Mary … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers & gardens, French customs, Paris
Tagged Arles, Lost in Arles, Out and About in Paris, paris, paris gardens and parks, rear view mirror
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Back Home in France
By the time we leave Australia, I am starting to feel less of a foreigner. I can understand most of what people are saying and know what to do in a restaurant or a bar. OK, so I still can’t … Continue reading
Posted in Food, France, Lifestyle, Loire Valley
Tagged Blois, paris, renovations, spéciales oysters
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Which Travel Money Card is best? – Getting to and from the Paris Airports – Road Trip Paris to Berlin
On this week’s list are two very pratical posts for those who will be travelling to France shortly. Holidays to Europe looks at the question of the best travel money card to take with you while Abby from Paris Weekender … Continue reading

Posted in Germany, Paris, Travelling
Tagged bacharach, dresden, heidelberg, holidays to europe, leipzig, money travel cards, nuremberg, paris, paris airport, Paris Weekender, rear view mirror, schwabisch hall, Trier
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