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Weekly Blogger Round-Up: A Florentine Pig – An Australian in Paris and Provence – Snapshots of Europe
I’m back from Lisbon (but there will still be more posts) so am resuming my weekly blogger round-up, beginning with a wonderful story about a Florentine pig from Margot from The Curious Rambler. Next, Andrea from Rear View Mirror, is … Continue reading
Annecy Adventures – Tapenade – The Shores of Lake Como
A little late this week, but here is this Wednesday’s Bloggers Round-up, with an all Australian cast. Jill from Gigi’s French Window takes us to the beautiful town of Annecy in the foothills of the French Alps; Phoebe from Lou … Continue reading
Posted in Food, France, Italy, Sightseeing
Tagged Annecy, gigi's french window, Lake Como, Lou Messugo, rear view mirror, tapenade
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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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Tips for visiting Venice during Acqua Alta (“high waters”) – Fungi Foray in the Foret de Loches – Toll Booth vs Vignette
This Wednesday’s blogger round-up starts with Mary Kay from Out and About in Paris, giving us tips for visiting Venice during the high waters that regularly flood the city (I’ll let you discover her other posts on the same subject); … Continue reading
Posted in Italy, Loire Valley, Mushrooms, Sightseeing, Travelling
Tagged days on the claise, out and about in Paris blog, rear view mirror
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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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