MagellanStraitsRSSFeed- Travel Facts#2: In the footsteps of Napoleon! 20/05/2013For anyone wanting to know more about Emperor Napoleon, surely there can be no more symbolic a place to visit than Aix Island, in Poitou-Charentes, France. Napoleon finally left French soil forever from Aix Island en route to his banishment … Continue reading →magellanstraits
- Suite Dreams Series – #11 – The Savoy’s Monet Suite 17/05/2013I guess the picture above lets the cat out of the bag so to speak but we recently took a sneaky peak around perhaps one of London’s most famous suites – the Monet Suite of The Savoy where Monsieur Claude … Continue reading →magellanstraits
- Travel Facts#1: Cognac 15/05/2013When visiting Cognac for the first time, one key point was gifted to me by the kind people at Courvoisier, “all cognacs are brandies but not all brandies are cognacs”! As you travel around Cognac, you can see how fiercely … Continue reading →magellanstraits
- Travel Facts#2: In the footsteps of Napoleon! 20/05/2013
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The gentle life on Aix
Having lived most of my early life on an island, I felt a strong affinity to the gentle beauty of Ile d’Aix, an island I recently visited off the coast of Poitou-Charentes, France. You reach the island by ferry from … Continue reading
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Tagged Aix, Cycling, France, Ile d'Aix, La Rochelle, Napoleon, Poitou, Poitou Charente, Poitou-Charentes, seafood, Travel
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Wind in my sails – sand-yachting at Ile de Ré!
I had a vague idea what sand-yachting might be – a kind of go-cart with a big sail – but when watching a skilled proponent on a sun-kissed beach zooming around at high speed, it becomes close to an art … Continue reading
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Tagged Beach, Beach Activities, Days out, Destinations, France, La Rochelle, Poitou-Charentes, Sand-Yachting, Travel
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Delicious: Tourteau Fromagé – Poitou-Charentes speciality
This is one of my favourite gifts to bring home from CRT Poitou-Charentes – it’s guaranteed to cause a stir due to its unusual appearance – as you can see by the photo! It’s called a Tourteau Fromagé – a … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Lifestyle & Gastronomy, Poitou-Charentes
Tagged cakes, Food, France, La Rochelle, Poitou-Charentes, Travel
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Ile de Ré – A Little Piece of Heaven
Known as the ‘White Island’, the Ile de Ré is the most northerly of the four islands just off the coast and accessible directly from La Rochelle, by a bridge. It is 30 kilometres long and five kilometres wide, and can … Continue reading
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Tagged France, Holidays, Ile de Ré, La Rochelle, Travel
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Marais Poitevin – France’s Green Venice
Also known as ‘Green Venice’, the Marais Poitevin is the second largest temperate zone in France and the fifth in Europe. Nestled between the Atlantic Ocean and the town of Niort in Deux- Sèvres, these famous marshlands are blessed with … Continue reading
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Tagged France, History, Holiday, La Rochelle, Poitou-Charentes, Travel
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J’adore La Rochelle
As you might be seeing some of our tweets from our current blogging trip to La Rochelle (hashtag: #LaRochelle), I thought it might be useful to give you some information about where we are. (www.visit-poitou-charentes.com) La Rochelle is one of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Destinations, France, La Rochelle, Poitou-Charentes, Travel
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