WELCOME TO FARNSNIENTE

Today we’re going out again, but not terribly far. Before anything we need gas for Doug’s rental. Doug drives, for the first time, and does

Ants! We have ants. There are ants on our food (fruits, crackers, wine bottles, etc.) that we left on the counter. They’re also up in

We have what we need for today’s trip to Gordes, except for the bread for sandwiches. I head out at 6:30 a.m. to get baguettes. In the

Today’s excitement is a trip to Les Baux. The well preserved, fortified hilltop town is just over an hour’s drive away. We do our normal

We’re finally settled in our new home (in Bonnieux, en Provence) with our additional travel companions (Bonnie and Doug). It’s time for fun.

Big day today: relocation to Provence. We previously arranged for Pascal to be there at 8am (or before) and he’s there at 7:50. His checkout

Today we’ve promised ourselves not to drive too far. We want a break from the past few days and tomorrow we drive five plus hours to Avignon

Last night, after we went to bed, a big thunderstorm blew through. The lightning was amazing. Where we are, when you turn the lights out

Today’s another long drive to the same area so again we’re up at 6 and on the road by 7. We’re headed to Sarlat (short for Sarlat-de-Canéda)

Today we’re driving a ways, maybe ninety minutes out and the same back. We’re up early (6:30) and are going by eight. Our first stop is

We wake up late, perhaps due to the wine of the night before. The day is cool, bright and beautiful, as it has been so many mornings here in

Today’s our first day in the Dordogne, aka the Perigord. Few places in this region are more revered and celebrated than Saint Emilion and

Today we take the TGV, France’s high speed train, from Paris to Bordeaux. It’s also the anniversary of the day when our travel partners,

It’s just four of us again. We said our fond farewells to Mike and Liz. We helped them shuttle their bags down in the tiny elevator, one bag

Four of us have been in the Netherlands, and now Paris, for three weeks. Today we (briefly) become six people. Our friends Ron and Nancy fly

Another day, more excitement scheduled. We’ve added ‘food tours’ to the itineraries of a number of recent trips. Karen thought Paris might

Each day we get up and say “Big day!” Which is to say that we’re in Europe and every day is a big day. Today, however, we’re going to see

Our plan today is to have a nice breakfast and go to the château de Vaux-le-Vicomte. If you know Versaille, the amazing palace of Louis XIV,

We wake early. It’s another full day in Paris. We like the sound of that. We don’t realize but the building heat is still on (maybe for anot

Today we get up early. It’s a big day. Our last day in Amsterdam, and our first day in Paris! We pack and get ready to go, but first we head