Tag: Travel
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Living in Normandy #4: Brocanting
Last post I shared the realities of what it is like to live in a French farmhouse, but now for something different. Time to share more of what it is actually like to live in la belle Manche, what I get up to in my spare time, and the general lifestyle of the slow french […]
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Living in Normandy #3:Realities of Living in a 300+ year old Normandy Farmhouse
Living in an old french house is not all that it seems…
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Snapshots#26: Plage Saint Martin de Bréhal
The towns of Saint Martin de Bréhal, Bréhal and Coudeville sur Mer, share a stretch of golden sands north of Granville on the west coast of la Manche. The area is renowned for it’s shellfish, especially mussels and oysters. This particular beach is home to a few of these ocean farms, whose traditional methods stretch […]
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Snapshots #24: Annoville Dunes
Annoville Dunes, a nature reserve hidden on the west coast of the Manche Peninsular!
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Snapshots #23: La Fosse Arthour
Another local adventure with my camera, this time venturing to La Fosse Arthour!
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Snapshot #22: La Petite Cascade Mortain
Normandy is known for being pretty flat. Lower Normandy is known for this in particular. There are of course hills and miles of fields, but the general topography is pretty flat. Why am I telling you this? It happens that I live near two of the only waterfalls in Normandy! These two waterfalls are aptly […]
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5 Days in Bourgogne
Now that restrictions have started to wane and normality is starting to return to Europe, I took the opportunity to take my new car out on the road and drive down to the friend’s place in Burgundy. I’ve been familiarising myself with the local towns and places around me here in Normandy and have become […]
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Ducey, Ville Étape
This #Traveltuesday is brought to you by a soaked to the skin photographer who thought it was a fabulous idea to go to the beach during a storm and now wear fully waterproof clothing… However, it was a good idea as the photos I got were absolutely stunning and I will be sharing those in […]
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The Amazing History of Domfront
In today’s post we are looking at one of my favourite spots year-round – Domfront.
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D-Day: Why Do We Remember?
Normally I do not mix work with politics, but living in Normandy means I am surrounded by history from ancient to modern, and it would be wrong of me to not share! So today’s post may get a bit political and topical so please remember the opinions viewed are my own and all facts will […]
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Why Travel to La Baie de Mont Saint Michel?
I’m back with another #TravelTuesday post!!Things are still a bit hairy in the world, but we can still have fun. I am a daydreamer and love to plan out the impossible and maybe someday I’ll do it. I managed to live in Canada for 2 years and also get a Postgrad. Things may seem impossible, […]
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5 Reasons You Should Visit Bruges
Bruges has been a popular spot in my holiday history, and this is why…
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My Travel Bucket List
Travel is going to be off the cards for a while, but I still can dream of the places I eventually will visit and share them with you! If you have been to any of these places, let me know what you thought! *** A few years ago, my brother bought me a scratch map […]
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Living in Normandy #1: a White girl gets settled
As requested by like one person… Here’s my first blog about moving from Canada as a white girl to Rural as heck Normandy. Hold onto your hats as it’s windy here and always raining. January. New year, new me. That’s how it goes right? So my new beginning is moving back to Europe from the […]
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Snapshots #20: Boss dog’s Beach Adventure
November 2019. The weather in Normandy is typical of the season, being a deluge of rain, whipped around by vicious biting winds. Of course, this typical day happened to be my birthday, and we just had to go to the beach. Stuffing ourselves full of delectable Hamembert baguettes, (Ham and Camembert) in the safety of […]
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Travel Bug #3: Normandy for Foodies
After being in Canada for two years, I went to visit my parents in Normandy. I forgot how charming the tiny winding roads, patchwork fields, and stylized houses were. Nestled in the heart of lower Normandy, surrounded by apple laden trees, cows and lush green grass, my parent’s house is the epitome of Normandy living. […]
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Snapshots #19: Mer Bleue Bog
Betwixt the straight roads, scattered towns and confused moose in Eastern Ontario lies a bog. This bog is one of the biggest prehistoric bogs in Ontario, yet the people of Ottawa don’t really know much about it. I, of course, being the adventurous human that I am, and Canada having a distinct lack of castles, […]
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