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September 27, 2021

THE MOST IMPRESSIVE GARDENS IN FRANCE? VISITING THE GARDENS OF CHATEAU DE VILLANDRY IN THE LOIRE VALLEY

On our recent road trip where we were exploring the west of France I discovered that this area is full of amazing castles. We pasted the beautiful Loire Valley twice on this road trip, so we made sure we timed our lunchbreak with a chateau visit. I had read about the famous gardens of Chateau de Villandry before and when I noticed that we would be in the neighborhood I of course had to plan a little visit. The landscaping of the gardens of Villandry is done exquisitely and if the gardens of Villandry do not impress you, I don’t know which gardens will.

September 20, 2021

WHAT IS TRAVELING IN A VAN WITH A BABY LIKE? + WE HAVE A SHOWER

To me it was never about van life or traveling in a van, but I wanted a van as an opportunity to travel with a baby. This summer we traveled in the van for three weeks and we were able to visit Paris, Bordeaux, Bilbao, San Sebastian, Porto, the Douro Valley, Aubeterre-sur-Dronne, La Rochelle and Ile-de-Re. So in that sense I succeeded in my goal. But what was traveling in such a small space like with a baby that just started to crawl? One thing that made traveling easier was that Hielke installed an outdoor shower for our van. In this blog you will find out about both!

September 13, 2021

HOW TO SPEND 24 HOURS IN SALZBURG

I have now visited Salzburg 3 times, originally I wrote this blogpost after my summer trip to Salzburg in 2021. However, I went back in 2023 and discovered some more spots that you should visit when you have 24 hours to spend in Salzburg. Please note that this blogpost contains pictures taken in summer- and wintertime.

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