Leg 15 was another short one (similar to Leg 13 in 2023), but we still managed to learn a few things during our eight weeks in Europe. Here are my top three lessons to share: It can pay off to fight the power The EU has relatively strict airline rules for delayed and cancelled flights…
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FAQ – How Did Our Abbreviated Leg 15 Add Up?
Like Leg 13, we ended up having to adjust this leg to accommodate family health issues. With the added time in America (where we have free accommodation in a family home), I was able to give us a very generous budget for our eight weeks on the road for Leg 15. Here’s how the numbers…
Oui, Paris!
Chad and I ended Leg 15 with four nights in Paris, which were really a perfect cap to the trip. We fell in love with Paris all over again. Our prior Paris trips have all occurred in August when it is very hot but also quite magical. In mid-November, Paris was cold and rainy, but…
Marvelous Marseille
We’ve been home about six weeks now and I keep telling people that Marseille is a completely underrated city. The city is full of beauty, from its architecture to its charming street to its sweet parks (which it could use a few more of) to its many views of the Mediterranean Sea. We truly enjoyed…
Day Trip to Avignon
Our day trip to Avignon was even better than our trip to Aix and we really fell a little bit in love with Avignon. In fact, we plan to go back for an overnight or few day stay sometime in the future. The train ride to Avignon is about twice as long as Aix at…
Day Trip to Aix-en-Provence
A third of the way through our month in Marseille, we took our first day trip. We chose Aix-en-Provence because it shows up on most south-of-France day trip lists and because we had chosen a Thursday, which coincided with one of their market days (which are Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday according to what I read). …
Life in Lyon
We started our abbreviated Leg 15 with six nights in Lyon. Our flights went according to schedule and after a layover in Frankfurt, we arrived in Lyon mid-afternoon. We took the Rhonexpress train from the airport to the train station and then an Uber to our Airbnb because it was raining and we didn’t want…
Marseille: We’re Home
First of all, I definitely intend to complete my unfinished blog posts from our Leg 14 in South America, including our trip to Machu Picchu that I didn’t get a chance to write over the summer. But for now I am skipping ahead of those experiences to record my impressions of Marseille after 2.5 weeks…
FAQ – What Did We Learn on Leg 10?
I pride myself on the fact that Chad and I are always learning. The desire to learn is one of the main drivers of our desire to travel. But I have to admit, after our Leg 10 in Spain and Portugal, it was a bit of a challenge to come up with new travel lessons….
FAQ – What Were Our Leg 10 Numbers?
Leg 10 in Spain and Portugal was another terrific trip. It was a bit shorter than our pre-COVID legs at 12 weeks (technically 13 on my budget with the time at home at the beginning and end). However, we fit in a lot in that short amount of time. And it was our first new…