November 20th, 2022 Bordeaux is a port city in southern France that sits on the banks of the Garonne river. The city is filled with historic monuments and has unique architecture. I could have easily spent days there, but I only had a few hours to walk around and try… Read More »Bordeaux
November 11th – 19th, 2022 The first full day back at David’s farm was quite uneventful. The highlight was meeting David’s girlfriend, Alexandra. She works in another town about an hour away and needed to pay a quick visit to the house to pick up a few things. I went… Read More »The waiting game
November 7th-10th, 2022 I needed to visit Paris and do some business for a few days. I can’t get into the details of it, but the whole experience was horrendous. Anyways, I had to make the best out of the situation and managed to meet some new and old friends.… Read More »Return to Paris
November 5th – 6th, 2022 David gave me several recommendations on where to visit and how to utilize my weekend to explore France and visit interesting sights. He had already done a long hike from his house to Mont Saint-Michel and really loved it. I took his advice and started… Read More »Weekend at the west coast – Mont Saint-Michel, Cancale, and Saint-Malo
November 3rd – 4th, 2022 David lives on a beautiful farm in the countryside, right outside the village of Marigné-Laillé, some 30km south of the city of Le Mans. David had already prepared some amazing food, some creamy pumpkin and veggies soup and some quiche. It was simply delicious. I… Read More »Farmstay – Marigné-Laillé – Vol. 1
October 31st – November 3rd, 2022 the Parisian suburbs October 31st , 2022 When I found that secluded parking, I would not let it go easy. It was so comfortable and it had many paths around for walking. I went for walks a few times during my work breaks. After… Read More »Back in Paris
October 30th, 2022 Inna has already taken a look at where to go and what to do therefore, it was pretty easy for me to wake up, check out from the campsite, and pick her up from the railway station. It was about a 2-hour ride to Reims. Reims is… Read More »Champagne region
October 28th-29th, 2022 Easy working day and quality time with a friend October 28th, 2022 It is Friday and is still a working day. I made a perfect setup right in front of Christina Camperlust. I opened the awning and set my table. I just sat there, sipped on my… Read More »Paris
October 27th, 2022 The previous night, after saying goodbye to Kaveh and Mahtab, I drove for about 2 hours to the city of Arras. It is a small city in Northern France. I found a calm spot in the city next to a canal to spend the night. It was… Read More »France – On the way to Paris
October 24th – 26th, 2022 I got in touch with Kaveh, my high school classmate, a few days prior to getting to Belgium. He was busy and had other plans during the weekend so we agreed to meet on Monday. He lives in Kortenberg, just on the east side of… Read More »Belgium – Meeting a good old friend