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La Couronne – Casual Comfort in the French Countryside

La Couronne - Home of this five bedroom chambre d’hôtes
The garden of La Couronne, overlooking the Foret de Retz, is only 90 km from Paris.  The drive from the airport Charles de Gaulle is about an hour over a national highway and smaller roads through forest, countryside and villages. The journey ends at the crest of a hill in Saint Pierre Aigle, where this cozy B & B, chambre d’hôtes in French, is situated.

Montmartre, Paris

PARIS  We started our trip in Paris. One of my favoirite cities in the world. Je t’aime! My son Milo and I spent our first three nights there before driving down to our first house sit, about an hour and a half outside…

Our 2014 trip to Europe – Getting there

Frankfurt Airplane

EUROPE 2014 It starts with saying goodbye…it’s so hard leaving our furry animal family behind.  And they seem to know. They watch you with those big brown eyes, follow the suitcase to your room and wait. We say our toasts…

Food Lover’s Guide to Paris Sweepstakes

Enter to win a trip for two to France. The Food Lover’s Guide to Paris Sweepstakes, sponsored by Workman Publishing Company, is open to legal residents of the 50 United States (and the District of Columbia) and Canada (excluding the…