Narbonne, France has 2500 years worth of history. The city was the first Roman colony established outside of Italy. I walked through the Via Domitia (pictured above), which is the oldest Roman road in Gaul. It was built to link Italy and Spain. And I could talk about the reasons why or other interesting historical facts…Or I could …
Minerve is a medieval village located in Languedoc. Though beautiful and calm in the present, it was once the backdrop of a crusade against the Cathars. A bloody battle resulted as the Cathars stood their ground against the siege. Simon de Montfort led the crusader army which set up four catapults to attack the village …
Two days after the fun madness that was Halloween, my host took me to Carcassonne to visit the cité. It is a medieval castle that sits on a hill by the river Aude. Although beautiful, it is a tourist spot. Souvenir shops and over-priced eateries can be found within the walls of the castle. However, …
On a chilly Sunday morning, I got the chance to spend time walking the Canal Du Midi with a new friend and the dog he was watching while he house-sat in a village close to Azille. The combination of a beautiful scenery, good conversation, and a dog makes for the perfect walk in my book. Below is …
As you might’ve read already, my first experience as a workaway was no fairy tale thanks to two young boys. But they weren’t always bad, which is why when my family and friends asked how I was doing with them, I began to refer to them as sour patch kids-sour one minute, sweet the next. …