france
Blog posts tagged "france".
Toulouse: The Pink City, Cassoulet, and Missing the Airbus Tour by One Bad Timing Decision
May 25, 2026 · 9 min read
A first-hand guide to Toulouse — why it's called the Pink City, what to actually do in 2 days, and honest day-trip advice on Albi and Carcassonne.
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- blog
- france
- toulouse
9 Days in Paris: Museums, Versailles, and What We'd Actually Recommend
May 20, 2026 · 9 min read
A first-hand Paris guide from 9 days based across three different neighborhoods — how many days you actually need, what things really cost, and one important safety note from our own experience on the metro.
- travel
- blog
- france
- paris
My Phone Has Now Been to More Continents Than Me: A Paris Metro Theft Story
May 18, 2026 · 8 min read
What actually happens when your phone gets stolen on the Paris metro — the theft itself, three police calls, a translator, and watching the phone travel from a Paris suburb to Algeria over Find My, in real time.
- travel
- blog
- france
- paris
Based in Metz: 5 Months Living in France (and Everywhere We Explored From There)
May 15, 2026 · 8 min read
What it's actually like basing yourself in Metz for a semester abroad — visa logistics, cost of living, and why it turned out to be one of the best-connected small cities in France for weekend trips.
- travel
- blog
- france
- metz
Montpellier & Carnon: A Quieter Alternative to the French Riviera
May 10, 2026 · 8 min read
A week based in Carnon, on the Mediterranean near Montpellier — beaches without the Nice/Marseille crowds, plus day-trip cases for Sète and Nîmes.
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- france
- montpellier
A Strasbourg Weekend: Old Hospital Wine Cellars and a City Built on a River
February 1, 2026 · 6 min read
Strasbourg as the final leg of a longer loop through Freiburg and Basel — the old hospital's underground wine cellar, a riverside old town, and where to eat.
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- blog
- france
- alsace
- weekend-trip
Sedan, Charleville-Mézières & Longwy: An Off-the-Beaten-Path Weekend from Metz
January 24, 2026 · 9 min read
A weekend through three small, little-visited towns in the French Ardennes — a genuinely massive fortress in Sedan, a puppet-and-poetry town in Charleville-Mézières, and an unexpectedly memorable stop in a near-deserted Longwy.
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- blog
- france
- ardennes
- weekend-trip
A Weekend Stopover in Reims: Champagne Country Without a Champagne Tour
January 5, 2026 · 5 min read
An honest account of a forced stopover in Reims on the way to Metz — what's worth doing on a short winter visit, and why the champagne houses might be closed when you get there.
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- blog
- france
- champagne
- weekend-trip