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Unique day in the Loire Valley, especially if you love Gardens!
In the summer of 2019, Mr. C. and I took a trip to France in memory of an aunt of mine who had passed away the previous year. This aunt, who had always wished to go to France but never managed to get there, especially loved gardens and medieval history. To honor her, I planned this day in the Loire Valley. Enjoy! Take a lazy morning in your Airbnb if you’re staying in the Loire valley. Your first stop, Chateau Chaumont sur Loire does not open until ten in the morning and if you stay at this lovely little Airbnb in Champigny en Beauce, you’re about a forty minute drive…
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My Trip Planning Process
This past June Mr. C and I embarked on a week long, self-planned tour of France. Obviously, this was not the first self-planned trip we’ve done, and it wasn’t my first trip to France but planning it presented the opportunity to reflect on how travel planning works (at least for me). I’d like to share that process with you. Step 1: What are your goals? Any country you go to, even if you choose one or two cities, will present you with so many options in terms of sites, restaurants, activities, day-trips….It can get overwhelming quickly and a voice in your head will start howling But I want to do…
