10 Great Ways to Experience Paris

Allons  à Paris!  Let’s go to Paris! Music to my ears whenever my husband suggests a Parisian holiday!  I love Paris any time of year.  The City of Lights conjures up images of the Eiffel Tower, the Champs-Élysées, the Arc de Triomphe, and other iconic...

Ballooning Over Chateau de Fontainbleau

On our last trip to Paris I wanted to do something different and exciting; as if just being in Paris wasn’t exciting enough!  I think this was our fourth or fifth trip to the City of Lights and we’d pretty much made the regular tourist rounds; the Eiffel...

Day Trip to Chateau Chenonceau

The Loire Valley located in the middle stretch of the Loire River in Central France is known for its vineyards and orchards that line banks of the river.  It’s famous for its wines, historic towns, and architecture.  The central part of this river valley was...

Day Trip to Chateau De Versailles

[spacer height=”20px” id=”2″]Chateau de Versailles, or the Palace of Versailles, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the town of Versailles just 12 miles southwest of Paris.  When construction began in 1623 by Louis XIII Versailles was a...