Utah Beach today is a windswept, wide swath of beach bordered by grassy dunes that wave in the breeze. It’s hard to believe this was the site of a major…
Bayeux is an ancient town near the channel coast of Normandy, and it’s just a 2.5-hour train ride from Paris. You can zip here for a couple of days for…
This year marks the 76th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy, France. It’s a fitting time to remember what took place here. Omaha Beach is well known to those in the…
People from all over the world watched the news from Paris last April as fire raged in the iconic Notre Dame cathedral. Footage of the heavy old steeple breaking off…
One difference between our travels in Europe and in the U.S. is that often breakfast is included with the stay in Europe. When we travel locally, if the room does…
Have you wondered what your family member experienced in World War II? Have you thought about following in the footsteps of your father, grandfather, uncle, or cousin? I had the…
When you plan your travels, sometimes you want to go somewhere you’ve never been. And sometimes you want to make a return visit. We each have only one lifetime, and…
Famous landmarks we love in the U.S. and Europe are available for us to visit any time and we may take that for granted. But we’ve been reminded of just…
Notre Dame stands in the middle of the city on the island where Paris was born. It’s seen centuries of sunrises and sunsets and generations of people have walked in…
