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Minimalist travel this summer: Checklists Men / Women
These images come from our Instagram stories, but I decided to post them here on the blog. To save the checklists, just right-click and “save image”. Here is the list of the clothes we recommend for one week. If you are leaving for more than a week, it is better to bring your clothes for 1 week anyway, then just do the laundry. If you’re just going away for a weekend, I already have another list here for you that fits in a small Longchamp bag. To save space and prevent wrinkles, fold them in the KonMari(read more here). 3 pairs of shoes maximum, it may be hard for you,…
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Instagram, YouTube, Comics & Clothing Accounts: June 2020 Favorites
Instagram & YouTube accounts: I didn’t have a lot of presence on Instagram before, but I feel that they have improved their algorithm and I come across more and more interesting suggestions. Here are the Instagram and/or YouTube accounts that I am : @jessicaclements: I also follow it on YouTube. She is a New York model with a very soft voice, who likes birds and light makeup. She is my reference for make up and cosmetics in the US, even if she always takes 3 months to publish a video. I really like the clothes she wears (she often tags clothing brands on her Instagram account). It’s thanks to her…
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Gerberoy (Oise): Village with 1000 rose bushes & Remarkable Gardens at 2h from Paris
We end our mini road trip around Rouen by Gerberoy, another village classified “Most beautiful villages of France”. This village is only 2 hours away from Paris, but as we didn’t have a car when we were still parisian, we never tried to come here. What a pity! Part 1: Travel Diary Part 2: Practical Tips Part 1: Travel Diary Gerberoy was not always the peaceful village as we know it today. The village was located on a hillock on the border between the ancient kingdoms of France and England and witnessed several conflicts. Thanks to the painter Henri le Sidaner, the village has regained its splendor. Gerberoy is for…
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Lyons-la-Forêt (Eure, Normandy): one of the most beautiful villages in France
We continue our exploration of Normandy aboard our small car rented for the occasion. First stop today: Lyons-la-Forêt, one of the most beautiful villages in France. Part 1: Travel Diary Part 2: Practical Tips Part 1: Travel Diary Lyons-la-Forêt is, as its name suggests, surrounded by forests. There are several hiking trails for trek lovers. I absolutely did not dig this track because I have no desire to trek. The only significant trek I did was in Colombia, and only because we took the wrong path ahahah. The second must-see is the Château de Fleury la Forêt, a XVIIth century castle, transformed into a guest house, but it can be…
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My opinion on Gaâla Paris, a new Responsible Apparel Brand
When I was taking sewing classes in Vietnam, my classmates and I used to go shopping in huge rooms full of fabrics. There were so many of them that you had to enter with a mask and bare feet: so as not to breathe the dust created by tons of fabrics, and not to dirty the fabrics that littered the floor. Sometimes, tired in front of the embarrassment of the choice that was offered to us, we would choose a fabric by the piff and decide which garment to make afterwards. I have always been fascinated but also amazed by so much abundance, but also so much waste. This place…
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6 Tips to Sell well on Vinted + Free Boosts
I’ve told you in another article how to sell well on Le Bon Coin. Today, I talk about the other famous selling site: Vinted.After having been a compulsive buyer on this platform, I put a few items on sale as well and it went like hotcakes. I give you my tips here: Register to Vinted thanks to my referral link. You will benefit from some free boosts for your first ads 1. Choose the right time to go online Everything goes very fast on Vinted. To make your ads visible and not lamentably crushed by other ads, you have to put your ads online at the time when people are…
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Trouville-sur-Mer and Deauville out of season: beaches as far as the eye can see
Trouville-sur-Mer is one of the must-sees recommended by Lonely Planet. It is specifically indicated that you have to come here to enjoy the oyster bars. Unfortunately, we were too hungry and ate in the previous stopover town. As a result, this city loses all its interest ahahha 😀 I came to this area with JB a few years ago, but we always chose a rainy/cloudy day out of season to get there. Trouville-sur-Mer and Deauville without tourists, well, they totally lose their charm. I didn’t think I’d ever say it, but I still miss the tourists a bit 🙂 Without them, we miss this “vacations in the sun” atmosphere. There…
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Pont-Audemer (Eure, Normandy): the little Norman Venice
After Le Bec Hellouin and the poppy fields, we continue our little tour in Normandy stopping in Pont-Audemer for lunch. In thisn’t so small village, water is omnipresent, so it is called “the little Norman Venice”. Part 1: Travel Diary Part 2: Practical Tips Part 1: Travel Diary We have to admit that we have never been to Venice, so it is impossible for us to confirm if it really looks like it 🙂 The city center is small but very dense, with a lot of traffic. In the surroundings there is even an area with shopping malls. Pont-Audemar is on the list of the “most beautiful detours in France”,…
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Poppy fields in Normandy (France) – Travel diary
It’s poppy season! While driving around Rouen, JB and I came across this absolutely incredible field of poppies, like in a dream. I wanted to bring back 2 poppies to use as templates for my paper flowers, but we were having trouble finding a place to stop and pick them. And then we saw this field, absolutely beautiful, on the road between two small villages. I think it is a field left fallow, invaded by wild plants and flowers, to the great delight of the bees. This is the first time I have seen such a beautiful field in real life. And then, a little further on, at the edge…
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Le Bec-Hellouin (Eure, Normandy): A Village full of charm
We take advantage of our 2.5 months in Rouen to rent a car from time to time and radiate around Rouen.Our 1st destination: Le Bec-Hellouin, one of the most beautiful villages in France, 44 minutes by car from Rouen. Part 1: Travel Diary Part 2: Practical Tips Part 1: Travel Diary Météo France announces rain everywhere in France but we passed between the drops. If it rained during the first 15 minutes of the trip, we even had a few clearings during our visit. The path leading to the village is already super beautiful, we go along a small beautiful stream, before parking just behind the church. These beautiful half-timbered…
