I’ve gotten to know Thomas Dowson via Facebook and love his somewhat unique slant on travel. Archaeology fascinates me, and I’m very pleased to be able to share his guest post about the Romans in France. The coastline of northern France will forever be closely associated to the two World Wars. These beaches saw thousands …
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One of the many things I love about Europe is its plethora of fabulous parks. Often you can find a bucolic respite in the midst of the most urban surroundings. While we weren’t too keen on Madrid, it did have an amazing park! When preparing for our visit to Lyon, I had asked some fellow …
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Aside from eating lots of cheese, bacon, breads, and imbibing healthy large quantities of wine and other spirits (after three months in Morocco, don’t judge!), I had a couple of other things planned for our time in Lyon. One of them was visiting the ancient Les Theatres Romains. As I mentioned previously, being from the States …
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When preparing for my 1st sojourn to Paris in 2006, I received LOTS of suggestions from people. Two things grabbed my attention the strongest: Get a crepe with Nutella, banana, and almonds; and the French are incredibly rude! The rudeness of the French is as legendary as the Eiffel Tower is iconic. Even though everything …
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I hate planning to travel. It makes me feel boxed in. I love having unadulterated spontaneity. But sometimes, you just have to plan for things. Especially when air travel is required. It’s a bit expensive, and sometimes risky, to just show up at the airport and buy a ticket for a trip 2 hours before …
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On my 2nd day in Paris, I decided to take the train to Versailles to see the infamous palace there. I had never seen more than a few pictures of it, but nothing I had heard or seen prepared me for my first sight. When I first left the metro station, I just walked around …
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