Driving along the northern coast of France you cannot help but notice one the crown jewels of Brittany. Saint Malo sits on the sea with its safe harbor for hundreds of sail boats and skiffs in the surrounding bay. The port was once a privateer headquarters that became very wealthy and is now a charming…
Category: Regional Tours
Mont St. Michele, France
The most stunning Castle in Brittany, if not the whole world, sits on the border of Brittany and Normandy at the mouth of the Couesnon River near Avranches. Mont St. Michele is an island fortress built to keep out the English. Rising tides made the island impossible to invade half of the day. Multiple tiers…
Chinon, France
This historic castle is located directly above the town of Chinon creating picturesque views of the quintessential France at its most magical. Chinon was further developed by Henry II in the 1100’s. It was a key point on a strategic river and served many purposes over the course of history. He left the castle to…
Loire Valley, France – Chateaux Tour
One of the most impressive landscapes in the world can be found in the Loire valley in France. This region boasts over 100 estates and many offer tours of the chateaux and extensive gardens that impress the even the most urban of tourist. It is worth a week to follow the valley down from Paris…
Chitzen Itza – Mexico
The temple of Kukulcan, the central temple structure, built around 670, took 200 years to design and over 13 or so to build. Chitzen Itza, or the sorcerers of water, was central to Mayan culture which began around AD 600 thriving from a long period of heavy rain that enabled a population boom. It is…
Journey Into Cuisine 