14.05 - The Path Less Travelled: a figure eight trip around France.
Off the beaten path is such a rewarding way to travel. Today we focus on Brittany + Creating your own superb multi-sensory trip in the Vallée de la Gastronomie, with 450+ experiences to choose from.
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Merci. Judy - 10.2.24
Who’s today’s featured MyFrenchLife Magazine Contributor? Meet Craig Healey as he introduces himself
“I’m a not-quite-retired business & technology consultant with a passion for the great outdoors and an even greater passion for the wonderful food and wine of France. Each region has a rich gastronomic culture which is always a delight to discover and never fails to tantalise your taste buds.”
Note: Craig is well into his 12-part series, as this week I’ve published Part 9! Perhaps you haven’t been following it but this series is a great example of how to travel in France off the beaten path, avoiding hordes of tourists.
1. “The path less travelled in France produced stunning rural vistas, friendly locals, and a vibrant food and wine culture, far beyond our expectations,” says Craig Healey
Heidi and I hired an electric car at CDG airport in early spring 2022 and drove a six thousand kilometre ‘figure eight’ around France. Despite moderate fitness levels we hiked and cycled many remote picturesque places. We also found rural and remote areas of France have much to offer serious foodies.
Off the Beaten Path: Nothing ‘ordinary’ to be found
Determined to take the path less travelled we discover stunning rural vistas, super friendly locals, and a vibrant food and wine culture in France, way beyond our expectations.
This is part 9 of a 12-part mini-series which follows our recent 12-week trip.
I invite you to join us and make some delightful discoveries.
You will find each part of this mini-series here.
Here you can read ‘France Off the Beaten Path – Léhon, Dinan, Brittany – Part 9’
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Vallée de la Gastronomie: Create your own multi-sensory trip by Traci Parent
“Vallée de la Gastronomie - Planning your trip well is key to a successful trip. With over 450 experiences to choose from, you probably can’t do it all in one trip, but it may be fun to try!” says Traci Parent.
3. MyFrenchLife™ French Book Club #bookclub
a) It’s wonderful that the number of you reading the first 2024 book with us continues to grow! Welcome to all new readers.
You can follow the reading of our current book with reading online discussion running through February culminating in an online discussion event in the last week of February. Here’s an invitation to join, with all you need to know.
b) 2024 MyFrenchLife™ Book Club reading list of recently-translated French novels by Jacqueline Dubois Pasquier - founding facilitator -
“As we celebrate our sixth year at MyFrenchLife™ Book Club, Judy and I have decided to resume a previous habit of sharing a list of books we could be reading in the coming months, before Summertime 2024,” says Jacqueline.
Here you can discover not only the first novels on the 2024 reading list but also the list that’s currently ‘under consideration’. Here you can discover that article.
If you’d like to read this book with us or join our #bookclub, then leave us a message or send me an email, whichever you prefer.
4. Merci mille fois
Such fun spending time with MyFrenchLife Magazine Contributors this week: Discussion, and laughter resulting in stacks of little videos which will be released soon called ‘Getting to Know the Storytellers’. Watch this space.
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Merci
Judy
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