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“Wonderful France” (One Day at a Time)

November 5, 2025 No Comments

France has been on my mind a lot lately, specifically Paris. Not only am I still riding the “high” of such an amazing vacation in “Wonderful France”, but I’m thinking of my retirement plans and the possibility of my future in France! “You’re thinking about moving to France?” Short answer? YES!! But first, let’s dive into the first day-and-a-half of my Trafalgar tour to France. September is a wonderful time to travel to France. The weather in and around Paris can be a little unpredictable — warm one day, overcast and cool the next day, rainy and windy the day […]

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Ooh la la! Je suis amoureuse de la France!

October 13, 2025 No Comments

Ever since Mike passed away in July 2021, I was just so nervous about booking a trip (flight, hotel, car, activities, sightseeing etc.), and then I stumbled upon Karla’s post about visiting France with Trafalgar. “The ease. The experts. The icons. The locals. The hidden secrets. When it comes to your next vacation, nothing beats Trafalgar.”

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Links I Love: October 2020

November 7, 2020 No Comments

This past month, my in-box was exploding with great links, but since I’ve procrastinated the past couple of months, I decided that this time around, my “LINKS I LOVE” would cover not only October, but August and September! It’s full of book recs, style, beauty, and travel inspo. Yikes! There is less than two months left of this year and I’m still putting off today what I can do tomorrow, or the next day, or the day after that. But no more… I’ve decided to stop procrastinating. {Can we just say that I’ve been procrastinating — MAJOR!! I don’t even […]

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Links I Love: May 2020

June 2, 2020 No Comments

April showers bring May flowers and another edition of “Links I Love”. I have literally sifted through a couple of hundred links, gotten sucked down a few rabbit holes {and bookmarked some links to read later}, and found 13 links I loved enough to share with you, my friends! Links You Should Bookmark… The 10 Best U.S. National Parks Worth Visiting {JetSetter} With traveling abroad up in the air {no pun intended}, many Amercian family’s summer vacations may be limited. If you live in the U.S., and live near one of these 10 national parks, then you can still enjoy […]

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Wanderlust Wednesday: Eco-Friendly Vacations

March 18, 2020 No Comments

Wanderlust Wednesday: Eco-Friendly Destinations / www.vanessahwood.com

More and more people are booking eco-friendly vacations. Eco-friendly travel practices can lift the remorse and lighten the blemish on Mother Earth. So today, for Wanderlust Wednesday, COVID-19 be damned. Come with me and daydream, if only for a little while, as I share a few “gorgeous, green destinations” that have eco-friendly and sustainable offerings. Bali, Indonesia Bali is an Indonesian island known for its forested volcanic mountains, iconic rice paddies, beaches and coral reefs. The island is also known for its yoga and meditation retreats. There are several eco-friendly resorts in Bali. Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, the green and easily […]