by Papi | Aug 24, 2024 | Belgium, Brussels
Bonjour la Famille et les Amis, The land of the Walloons and the Flemish – Belgium. And in particular, the capital of the nation, Brussels, which very much tries to embrace the duality of its French speaking (Walloons) and Dutch speaking (Flemish) citizens. For me, I...
by Papi | Aug 14, 2024 | France, Saint Nazaire
Bonjour la Famille et les Amis, Apparently I might be a flaneur – one who wanders aimlessly. I have been seeing references to the term in various expat publications so maybe the universe is sending me a message. Hence, I found myself being a flaneur as I wandered due...
by Papi | Jul 22, 2024 | France, Nantes
Bonjour la Famille et les Amis, Unlike my stop in Bordeaux, which was primarily due to the necessities of travel, my visit to Nantes was more the case of unfinished business. Like Bordeaux, Nantes had been part of my 2012 tour of the Atlantic coast of France....
by Papi | Jul 18, 2024 | Bordeaux, France
Bonjour la Famille et les Amis, Upon leaving Spain, my first stop – Bordeaux, the capital of the Nouvelle–Aquitaine region in France. I had visited Bordeaux previously, back in 2012 as part of my tour of the Atlantic coast of France. My reason for spending a couple of...
by Papi | Jul 15, 2024 | San Sebastian, Spain
Buenas Tardes Familia y Amigos, Seis Semanas (six weeks) in Donostia (Basque) – San Sebastian (Spanish). I know what you’re thinking – didn’t he just do this (same locale, same length of stay) at the end of 2022? Yes, you are correct. And Donostia – San Sebastian is...
