France

One of the late September weekends, I flew to Bordeaux where I met with my Czech friends. The plan was to enjoy a nice girls´ trip – to discover the city, but also to rent a car and do a short road trip around with some wine tasting, as we…

Somewhere in March last year, we decided with friends to spend the June‘s long weekend in Alsace and so I had the chance to explore this charming French region for the first time. As you may know, I love wine as I love both road trips and France and so…

Some time ago during a long weekend in May, I had a chance to visit a lovely corner of France – Normandy. In 4 days we visited Deauville, Mont Saint Michel, the D-Day Landing beaches, Caen, and Honfleur, tasted Camembert cheese and pancakes or some typical drinks such as Cider,…

Last year in June, I got to visit the still quite new museum of contemporary art in Paris, the Louis Vuitton Foundation located in Bois de Boulogne. This majestic and elegant building is a masterpiece of contemporary architecture and definitely needs a visit when in Paris, you will be blown…

If you still haven´t done your winter holidays plans, let me help you with the decision making! Today I will tell you something about skiing in Les Trois Vallées, an excellent ski area situated in the department Savoie in France. As its name suggests, it covers a territory of 3…

Even though we have a nice Christmas market in Brussels, we love to visit other markets in the neighborhood. Here are my favorite Christmas markets worth a day trip from Brussels. Whether you are in Brussels or anywhere close by, check these out! 😉   Monschau, Germany Monschau is a…

Last weekend in October I had the pleasure to visit Le Salon du Chocolat that was held from 28th October till 1st November in Porte de Versailles in Paris. Although this Chocolate Fair is organized in 32 cities all over the world, Le Salon du Chocolat in Paris is the world’s…

Versailles, one of the most splendid castles ever and an important seat of the French kings for centuries, lies about 20 km South-West from Paris. The present appearance of the complex owns a lot to Louis XIV., alias the King of the Sun, who transformed a small hunting residence to a sumptuous palace. The gardens…

One of the most beautiful French regions, Languedoc-Roussillon, lies in the Southern France between Pyrenees and Provence. It is a region with the rich history, geography, and culture. Whether you a nature lover, history lover, or just a ‘bon-vivant’ looking for some “art de la vie” inspiration, whether you are family with children,…

While spending our summer holidays in the south of France last month, we made it to visit Montpellier, the capital of Languedoc-Roussillon. We spent a pleasant evening in this young, vibrating and fastest growing city of the region and here are some pictures that I managed to make quite quickly. Have a drink…