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Museum of Wine, Bordeaux, France

It’s (Not) All About the Wine: Bordeaux, France

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Bordeaux in a Day: Wine, Culture, and Sights

A trip to France wouldn’t be complete without exploring its many wine regions and options. Bordeaux is at the top of that list! Beyond its wines, the city offers ornate Baroque and Rococo 18th century buildings, Neoclassical and Gothic 19th century architecture, views of Garonne River which flows from Spain’s Pyrenees to the Gironde estuary in Bordeaux, botanical gardens, art museums, and of course many cafés.

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Baguette and croissants

The Joy of Discovering France Beyond Paris

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A one-and-a-half month journey through France exploring Bordeaux, Aix-en-Provence, and the French Riviera

During our month and a half trip, we visited with friends, made new ones, shopped fabulous fresh markets, picked mushrooms, indulged in way too much cheese, moules marinières, and wine, and explored the sunny Mediterranean coast.

Our journey started in Angoulême, then took us to Bordeaux, Royan, Talmont-sur-Gironde, Mortagne-sur-Gironde, Brantôme, Saint-Émillion, Cognac, Carcassonne, Montpellier, Aix-en-Provence, Avignon, Caumont-sur-Durance, Gordes, Fontaine-de-Vaucluse, Saint-Remy-de-Provence, Baux-de-Provence, Arles and Salin de Giraud, Lyon, Bedoin & Foret Domaniale de Vantouret, L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, La Ciotat, Antibes, Eze, Monte Carlo – Monaco, Menton, Nice, Cassis, and Marseille.

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Downtown Brasov, Romania

The Heart of Romania-Journeying Home for an Epic Visit

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From Transylvania’s Carpathian Mountains to the Blue Danube

By Oana Harrison

Published in 2025 Mar/Apr Cityview Magazine

Underestimated. Beautiful. Complicated history. Home. That’s Romania, the beautiful country where I was born and lived until coming to the U.S. mid-90s. For 18 years, I called Knoxville and the Smokies home, while returning to my true home, the Carpathian Mountains, almost every year.

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Life on the Road: A Year of Unforgettable Cross-Country Adventures—Five Year Anniversary

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I can’t believe it’s been five years already since we packed up our house in Tennessee, loaded up our dogs, and embarked on an epic one-year RV trip.

And, as epic trips do, this one changed our lives and proved to be a great teacher.

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2023 travel highlights photos on a string

2023 Year in Review

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Hello, friends! It’s that time again: time to count our blessings and reminisce about the best travels of the year.

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