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She/her. Montrealer. Full-time freelance content creator, blogger and translator (French to English/ English to French). Currently working on several manuscripts about the life of composer Violet Archer (my great aunt).

Tag: France

  • Photo: the colorful streets of Toulouse, France

    Toulouse is a beautiful city in the Midi-Pyrénées region of France. Nicknamed La Ville Rose for the fading color of the red brick walls widely used across the city, Toulouse is a great place to visit. The rich architectural heritage, the tasty charcuteries and the friendly population are three aspects that make this an interesting…

  • Travel top 5: One destination: Brittany, France

    For this new post I was inspired by the 5 questions that Unique travel guides publish on their Facebook pages when they ask random bloggers and travel writers about their favorite spots. So far in my life, I’ve been to 13 countries, stayed in dozens of accommodations, tasted a multitude of dishes and drinks and…

  • Picture post: Ile Sainte-Marguerite, near Cannes

    We visited the city of Cannes when we lived in the south of France for 4 months. Our day-trip happened in December, way off-season in terms of tourism. This meant that there wasn’t much to do. Cannes is a typical French Riviera town but with more cardboard cutouts of George Clooney and over-sized posters with Marilyn Monroe’s face on…

  • Photo post: The view from Mont Alban, Nice, French Riviera

    Those of you who have been following this blog for a while know that in the fall of 2009, I spent one semester abroad, studying in the south of France. In terms of school, it was a terrible experience. You can read a bit about it here if you’d like to know my thoughts on…

  • Life changing moments: my first time traveling abroad

    Life changing moments: my first time traveling abroad

    In life, there are a few moments that prove to be crucial in forming you as a person. A trip to France in the summer of 2006, was one of mine. I was still slowly coming out of a long depression that even lead me to require homeschooling for my last year of high school.…