I love the fact that Baden, my little town in southern Brittany, has its own coat of arms (in French, le blason or les armoiries). Photo compliments of Daniel Dozier of Cinq&Co. The three shells on blue clearly represent the sea, whereas the black figures on the...
I am still sorting through all my notes, photos and cartes de visite (business cards) from this summer's travels, but I will soon be posting four new weekend itineraries: The Marais Poitevin, La Rochelle and Île de Ré (4 nights) Belle-Île-en-Mer, Brittany (1 night)...
This summer, I started using MapMyRun.com. I had used it in the past to "map my run" but it had not occurred to me before this summer to use this tool for mapping my walks as well. This is the circuit I made, clockwise My first guinea pig was a walk in the Séné...
This summer, I discovered French beer. There's no pairing like a Breton beer with an apple & salted butter caramel crêpe! France is known for its wine, not for its beer. But there is a growing number of microbreweries in France and some produce beer that can...
Last night, having missed the opportunity when I was about 30 years younger, my aunt and uncle took me to my very first circus. View out my living room window (left) / Lion sleeping (right) My interest in going to the circus started last month, when the circus first...
I tried out two new circuit trails today. Neither are new at all. In fact both send you part of the way on old dirt tracks that were used centuries ago. But they were new to me! As usual, my bible is FFRandonnée's Topo-guide to the Morbihan. I cannot say enough about...
I am finally back in Brittany, after a few long months away. And what do you know, they sent a parade to welcome me back! I took these photos right out of my living room window: Perhaps the parade was not just for me. It was our town's local festival: Baden en fête,...
Spring is finally here, in name if not weather, which means it's time to start planning our summer vacations! Whether you are looking to vacation in the U.S. or France, city or countryside, I may have the perfect rental for you! New York (West Village) Newly renovated...
The last weekend of November, some friends and I headed out to our house in the Morbihan, in Brittany, for our own little Thanksgiving celebration... and Christmas! November brought amazingly beautiful weather this year in Brittany. We had several days with clear,...
This is part of my series on ideas for day hikes in Brittany's southern department of the Morbihan. Please also see my earlier posts on Île-aux-Moines, Île d'Arz, Île de Houat and Île d'Hoëdic, Quiberon's Côte Sauvage, Port-Navalo and Locmariaquer and 2 Circuits in Le...
