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Loire Valley Road Trip – Château de l’Islette where kids get to dress up and Château d’Ussé

January 24, 2026

Sunrise from our hotel room window overlooking the Loire River, another beautiful day to explore the Loire Valley! Breakfast was very basic at the hotel – Château Le Prieuré – La Maison Younan. The best item was croissants; I haven’t had a bad croissant in France! The breakfast room: After the quick breakfast, we drove… Read More Loire Valley Road Trip – Château de l’Islette where kids get to dress up and Château d’Ussé

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Alsace’s Fairytale Villages – Riquewihr, Ribeauvillé, Bergheim, and Dambach-la-ville

February 18, 2023

So sad to say it was the last day of our Alsace fairytale villages adventure 🙁 We got up early and took some quick pics at the picturesque La Petite Venise when there was almost no one. The good thing about visiting in October was that sunrise was around 7:30 AM so you don’t need… Read More Alsace’s Fairytale Villages – Riquewihr, Ribeauvillé, Bergheim, and Dambach-la-ville

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Alsace’s Fairytale Villages – Kaysersberg and Turckheim

February 11, 2023

On day 2 of exploring Alsace’s fairytale villages, we went to Kaysersberg, less than 20 minutes drive from Colmar. We arrived around 8:30 AM and it was quiet, there is a big parking lot outside of the village center marked as “Parking P5” in Google Maps. Parking cost €1 per hour, reasonable. The weather wasn’t… Read More Alsace’s Fairytale Villages – Kaysersberg and Turckheim

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Alsace’s Fairytale Villages – Eguisheim and Colmar

February 4, 2023

In the crack of dawn, we made our ~4 hours drive from Cochem, Germany to the Alsace region of France. Alsace is known for its wine route but to me, its fairytale villages! We visited Colmar 5 years ago (yes already 5 years) and made a quick trip to the nearby village – Eguisheim, we… Read More Alsace’s Fairytale Villages – Eguisheim and Colmar

— France, Monaco —

44th Country – Half Day in Monaco and the Colorful Menton

November 2, 2019

Nested in between Nice and Menton is one of the richest and smallest countries in the world – Monaco. It was a scenic 30 minutes ride by Bus 100 which the bus stop was a block away from our hotel and only cost €1.50 per way per person (or a day-pass for €5.50). After having… Read More 44th Country – Half Day in Monaco and the Colorful Menton

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From Luberon Markets to Finally Fresh Seafood at Menton

October 26, 2019

From Sault to Menton, since our hotel won’t be available to check-in before 3 pm, we took this opportunity to explore the Luberon villages that we haven’t been to during our last trip. Also, check out their local markets to hunt for the jumbo-sized and juicy cherries that we had during our previous trip. Looking… Read More From Luberon Markets to Finally Fresh Seafood at Menton

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Flowery Medieval Village of Yvoire

October 8, 2019

I booked two nights in Annecy thinking that there’ll be so much to see so we need 1.5 days…it turned out Annecy is quite small so we finished exploring it in an afternoon. Thus, I had to do some research at night to plan for where to go the next day. I decided to visit… Read More Flowery Medieval Village of Yvoire

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Annecy, France – The Venice of the Alps

September 29, 2019

Two years ago when I visited Switzerland, I was debating between Colmar and Annecy, both of colorful French towns which are close to the Swiss border…….Colmar near Basel on the North while Annecy near Geneva on the South. After showing pictures of both to Jason and we could only choose one, we chose Colmar. Since… Read More Annecy, France – The Venice of the Alps

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Château de Chantilly and Notre Dame Light Show

January 6, 2019

With limited daylight hours in October, we got up way before the sunrise (8:30 AM) to start our 4-hours journey back to Paris. It was very foggy and dark when we left Mont Saint-Michel. As the sun slowly raised, the fogs got cleared and we arrived at Chantilly just at lunchtime. There was plenty of… Read More Château de Chantilly and Notre Dame Light Show

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Mont-Saint-Michel, My Dream Finally Came True

December 29, 2018

Have you ever dreamed about something or somewhere and found out that it actually existed in the world? Years ago, I had a dream where I was at a shore looking out. Then, once the mist cleared out, I saw this castle raised up in the middle of the sea. I usually don’t remember my… Read More Mont-Saint-Michel, My Dream Finally Came True

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Tag: France

Loire Valley Road Trip – Château de l’Islette where kids get to dress up and Château d’Ussé

Alsace’s Fairytale Villages – Riquewihr, Ribeauvillé, Bergheim, and Dambach-la-ville

Alsace’s Fairytale Villages – Kaysersberg and Turckheim

Alsace’s Fairytale Villages – Eguisheim and Colmar

44th Country – Half Day in Monaco and the Colorful Menton

From Luberon Markets to Finally Fresh Seafood at Menton

Flowery Medieval Village of Yvoire

Annecy, France – The Venice of the Alps

Château de Chantilly and Notre Dame Light Show

Mont-Saint-Michel, My Dream Finally Came True

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