Travel musings from August 2020
It was five months since the the pandemic lockdown started that I just missed traveling so much. And out of the blue, wrote down some… Read More »Travel musings from August 2020
France
5 Top places to visit in Paris for first time travelers
Paris is one of the top places to visit in the world. The City of Lights is not only a major European capital but it’s… Read More »5 Top places to visit in Paris for first time travelers
Looking down on Napoleon Bonaparte at the Domes des Invalides
It was monumental. Grand. And I was awestruck at the spaciousness of the interior of the Dôme des Invalides. From the paintings of Charles de… Read More »Looking down on Napoleon Bonaparte at the Domes des Invalides
Exploring Toulouse old city center
I made a detour exploring Toulouse old city center with the short time I had in Southern France. I was unprepared with this Southeastern France… Read More »Exploring Toulouse old city center
Day tour around Perpignan uncovers several surprises!
An unplanned and unstructured day tour around Perpignan brings the visitor to beautiful surprises in this historic city in the south of France.
Architecture and famous dead in 2 Parisian cemeteries
I’ve been exploring cemeteries in the Philippines for quite a while now and discovering interesting architecture, be it from crumbling Spanish colonial era chapels to… Read More »Architecture and famous dead in 2 Parisian cemeteries
Budget hotel in Carcassonne, basic yet clean and comfortable
A budget hotel in Europe, much more a budget hotel in Carcassonne in the Languedoc-Roussillon region of southern France can still be hard on the… Read More »Budget hotel in Carcassonne, basic yet clean and comfortable