Can you Visit Nîmes on a day trip?
Can you Visit Nîmes on a day trip? Nîmes is one of those places you HAVE to visit when in Southern France. In our case, we came here on a day trip from Avignon. Although you’re rushing things a bit on …
Visiting Gordes (France): the “Most beautiful small town in the world”
Visiting Gordes (France): the “Most beautiful small town in the world”. Gordes is the most famous hilltop village in Provence. Travel + Leisure named it “the most beautiful small …
Blue Cave Dubrovnik Tour 2026: Our Recommendation
Blue Cave Dubrovnik Tour 2026: Our New Recommendation. Croatia is a place we love, so much so that we stopped our full-time travels to live there for a year. We’ve written about its islands, its food, …
10 Things to Do in Avignon (Provence, France)
10 Things to Do in Avignon (Provence, France). We were in Avignon for a month. We fell in love with the city and got to know it well. In this post I cover 10 things to do in Avignon. Many of the …
May 2026: a 2nd month of full-time travels in France
A 2nd month of full-time travels in France. I mentioned in my April summary that we were loving France. May was a 2nd month in France, continuing our time in Provence and then in Lyon. It was an …
What you should know about visiting Orange (Provence, France)
What you should know about visiting Orange (Provence, France). Orange is a popular day trip while in Provence. Why? 1) Because of its Roman highlights and 2) because it is easy to get to by yourself …
Why Sète makes a great day trip from Montpellier
Why Sète makes a great day trip from Montpellier. Only 15 minutes away by train, Sète is the easiest day trip from Montpellier. It is nicknamed the “Venice of Languedoc”. That’s a bit of a stretch but …
April 2026: A first month in France
April 2026: A first month in France. We’ve had 3 months now since we got back to full-time travel…and April was definitely the best month we’ve had to date. And that might be because we’re really …
Seville (Spain): What to See and how to save money
What to See in Seville – and how to do it on a budget. February 2026 was a return to Seville, a city where we spent 2 months back in 2016. I wrote about our return to full-time travel in my last …