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France 2025 – Getting acquainted with Chablis

Posted on September 8, 2025 by herktrav

Day 2 – Buying supplies and starting to explore. To start our second day in Chablis, we all slept in. Yesterday’s travels and a little jet lag had taken its toll on all of us. It felt good to just … Continue reading →

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2025 France – Month by month, week by week!

Posted on April 28, 2025 by herktrav

🎶 “Time Passages”, “Time in a Bottle”, “Time of the Season” – Al Stewart, Jim Croce and The Zombies, along with so many others, knew that time just marches on and waits for nobody. We’re just about four months away … Continue reading →

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2025 France – A decision has been made…

Posted on January 31, 2025 by herktrav

It’s hard to believe that January is nearly over. Since we like to travel during September and October, it’s time to start making plans for this year’s travels. We gave the wheel a spin and by a hair, France won … Continue reading →

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France 2024 – Le Bon Marché and Willi’s

Posted on December 15, 2024 by herktrav

Started off the day by sleeping in. It was cozy and much needed. It must be all the Parisian air we’re taking in. Whatever the reason, it just felt good. After getting cleaned up, we headed up the Boulevard St … Continue reading →

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Portugal 2024 – Pt 2 – Our Last Weekend

Posted on October 8, 2024 by herktrav

Unbelievably, it’s our last weekend in Portugal. After a stretch of good weather, the rain has caught up with us. The overcast skies are one thing, but the rain makes the streets and sidewalks slick. We were able to sleep … Continue reading →

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Portugal 2024 – Sintra Pt 2

Posted on October 2, 2024 by herktrav

The early bird catches the worm and the early Herkeys caught a tuk-tuk up to the Quinta da Regaleira. Right on time, Ana arrived to whisk us up to our first tour site. There was an early chill in the … Continue reading →

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Portugal 2024 – A day visit to the Douro

Posted on September 15, 2024 by herktrav

If you’re visiting Porto, we would definitely suggest that you visit the Douro Valley. Even if you are not a wine fan, it is a beautiful area to see and discover. We went and we didn’t visit any wineries. We … Continue reading →

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France 2023 – Reflections on our travels

Posted on October 19, 2023 by herktrav

When people ask where is my favorite place to travel to, my answer is always the same – Paris. I love everything about the city and even though we’ve been there numerous times, we can always find something new to … Continue reading →

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France 2023 – Paris – Part Deux

Posted on October 8, 2023 by herktrav

We had a busy start to the morning as we had to get ready to catch our train back to Paris. In the meantime, Jan and Dave were going through the same routine in Avignon. We’d been in touch and … Continue reading →

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France 2023 – Burgundy – Fun in Savigny-les-Beaune

Posted on October 8, 2023 by herktrav

The last time we were in Burgundy, we didn’t leave time to visit Chateau de Savigny-les-Beaunes, which was disappointing. This time we vowed to visit and we were happy that we did. Chateau de Savigny-les-Beaune makes good wines, is a … Continue reading →

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