French Polynesia 2026
The second island group on our Circle Pacific cruise was French Polynesia, a new location for us. It is one of the most beautiful places we have ever been to. …
Farewell to France – St. Malo (the city and the Brittany Ferry)
Our last stop in France was the city of St. Malo, a port city on the English Channel of approximately 50,000 people in the Brittany region of France. It has…
Angers, France
Our next stop in France was Angers (pronounced “ahn-hey”), a city in Western France southwest of Paris, on the Maine River a tributary of the Loire. The city has just…
A Different View of Paris
Our first visit to Paris was in 2010, during our first trip to Europe. We did many of the typical tourist things on that trip – stayed within view of…
Lyon, France
Our next stop in France was Lyon. Lyon is the 3rd largest city in France, with a population of just over 500,000. It is at the confluence of the Saone…
Antibes, France
Our first stop in France was in Antibes, a city of just over 75,000 people on what is known as the French Riviera, the Mediterranean coastline in Southeast France. It…
March-April 2025 Transatlantic Cruise – Emerald Princess
(Edited 4/23/25 to add our bridge tour) In late March/early April 2025 we took a transatlantic cruise from Fort Lauderdale to Civitavecchia, the port closest to Rome. Several stops on…
Two Stops in France
Next on the agenda were two stops in France. Marseille Our first stop was Marseille, a city we visited on our first trip to Europe in 2010. Marseille is the…