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France

There’s THIS Chateau … and There Are All the Rest.

ByJim Loomis 10/04/2014

AZAY-LE-RIDEAU — This town is pretty much on the main line as far as tourism is concerned … certainly more than Domme which is a five-hour train ride farther south in the Dordogne. Azay-le-Rideau is situated in the Loire Valley about 30-minutes from Tours, the nearest big city. I was here with my wife a…

Europe

Je Cherche un Village . . . et une Enseignante.

ByJim Loomis 03/04/201411/01/2014

I’m starting to think about another European trip. By the time I’m ready to go I’ll have accumulated enough American Airlines miles and getting to London won’t be a problem. So it’s from there that my actual planning is starting. London is where my most recent trip began this past Fall. I have a favorite…