France
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Avis and rates for car rental with Leclerc (France)
Leclerc offers vehicle rentals at unbeatable rates, but may be a little fussy on the billing of damages (even minor) upon return of the vehicle. You can read some feedback in the commentary of this article. To avoid this inconvenience, we strongly encourage you to take out specific insurance with Serenitrip. For 5 € per day of rental or 70 € per year, Serenitrip will reimburse you for the repairs that Leclerc may charge you. Read our feedback on Serenitrip. When we return to France, we like to settle temporarily in an isolated place or make a road trip. We have gotten into the habit of renting a vehicle at…
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Our stay in Pays de la Loire (France): Part 3/3
Always accompanied by Rosalie <3 (the cat), we’re taking it easy in our airbnb at Trans sur Erdre, enjoying the garden and watching the series on Netflix. Rosalie likes to eat herbs a lot. I find the cat’s ability to recognize edible herbs (as well as their ability to identify a litter box) fascinating. It brings us a lot of purring and joy As for the garden, I take care of it superbly, and enjoy the tomatoes and raspberries in the garden. It pleases me to have a garden like this from time to time, but I don’t see myself taking care of it all year round, it’s a lot,…
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Our stay in Pays de la Loire (France): Part 2/3
The first part of our stay in the Pays de la Loire, it’s this way Today, we continue to criss-cross France, discovering the most beautiful landscapes of our beloved country Angers We finally arrive in Angers, where Jb’s uncle and his family live. It’s a city I’ve wanted to visit for a long time, but the opportunity has never presented itself until now We have lunch near the art museum. It is Saturday but this district is almost empty, we hardly find some shopkeepers open between noon and two. Even the restaurants are closed. It should be said that we are July 14, day of the French national holiday Then…
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Our stay in the Pays de la Loire (France): Part 1/3
Between South Korea and the wedding of JB’s brother in Tours in September, we spend a few months in Europe, more particularly in the Pays de la Loire, in a village 35 minutes drive from Nantes : Trans sur Erdre. And we have company: our cat, who will go on vacation with us Why Trans on Erdre? Everybody asks us this question 😀 We have friends in Nantes, and the only house with a garden, available in July and accepting cats, is in Trans sur Erdre. So we paid for a month’s rent via Airbnb and we came with our cat The cat’s vacation Well, it’s never easy to get…
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Five days in Paris (France)
Since Jb’s brother is getting married in September, we decide to spend 2 months in France, before going back on the road. And we take the opportunity, of course, to go back to Paris for a few days. While we used to spend 24 hours a day together, every time we come back to Paris, we hardly see each other anymore. Between professional appointments, friends to see, administrative and medical procedures… it is really a ministerial agenda that awaits us. Jet lag In this sense, the time difference isn’t very annoying. We get up a little earlier than other Parisians (5 am French time = 11 am Chinese time), but…
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Equipment to be planned for the ascent of Mont Blanc (France): list of equipment
In preparation for my Mont-Blanc internship scheduled for August 2018. Here is the list of the material recommended by our mountain guide to be planned for the ascent.If you have any suggestions, I’m interested 🙂 Material lent by the guide Ice axe (straight handle, 50 to 60 cm max) Pair of steel studs (fitted to shoes, with ANTIBOTTES) Harness + 1 carabiner Helmet 20 to 30 m rope for 3 persons (8 to 9 mm diameter) Equipment for rent Pair of 3-strand telescopic poles Cramponable mountain boots (leather better than plastic shell) Individual material Backpack (30 to 40 liters max) Water: Camelback (2L) + 80cl (plastic bottle) Pair of socks…
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One month squatting in France: Travel diary
Due to a wedding we were invited to in Nantes, we decided to include France in our program, to see our relatives, friends, clients and fill our stomachs before leaving for other faraway places for a long period of time Nantes Nantes is the 1st stage of our mini tour de France. Because that’s where the wedding takes place. So we squatted in the nice apartment of Caro and Mathieu (and their cat) for a few days. They took us to see the famous elephant of Nantes, Pornic and Saint-Nazaire to see the coast and the construction of a huge cruise ship. And of course, we were tempted by oysters…
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My Dr. Hauschka Facial at Maison Hauschka in Paris
After being won over by the Dr. Hauschka Purifying Care Set, I took advantage of my stay in Paris to offer me and my sister the famous Dr. Hauschka Plenitude Care… at the Maison Dr. Hauschka. Well, Hauschka treatments can be done at any of the brand’s trained estheticians, but for a first treatment, I still prefer to go to the (official) institute – especially for the place, built in a responsible/feng shui manner, a real haven of peace nestled in a courtyard. The House of Dr. Hauschka is in the 9th near the Ledru Rollin subway station, it is a neighborhood that I know little but quite fancy, the…
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10 common things you are not used to after several months in South America
As you know, we spent a few days in France before making the round trip to Cuba, due to cost issues. I know, it’s not logical, but that’s how it is! The return to France is really too funny, we feel like savages who discover the 😀 civilization and are surprised by a lot of banal things that we aren’t used to anymore. 1. Tap water is potable and can be served free of charge at the restaurant. As I was looking carefully at the drink menu in a Parisian restaurant, my sister reminded me of this extraordinary privilege we have, ordering a “carafe of water”. I have already forgotten…
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My favorite addresses in Paris (France)
I wrote down here my favorite addresses in Paris, to better find them when I come back and also for my friends who often ask me for my secret addresses 🙂 Doctors Docteur Mifsud 58 Rue Guy Môquet, 75017 Paris – (General practitioner, Dr House French version, to be consulted especially in case of serious diseases) Doctor Bonnigal 62 Rue de Maubeuge, 75009 Paris (osteopath) Docteur Jurquet 30 Boulevard Malesherbes, 75008 Paris (dentist, to consult if you are looking for perfection and have a lot of time) Doctor Bensimon 18 Rue Marius Aufan, 92300 Levallois-Perret (general practitioner, no appointment necessary) Veterinarian : Doctor Dubreuil 13 Rue des Fermiers, 75017 Paris…
