Europe

France

I wanted to get far away from those who believed in cruelty, so then I went to France, a land of true freedom, democracy, equality and fraternity.- Josephine Baker

— Josephine Baker

Place stories in France (Europe).

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Places

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Alpe d’Huez
A few images from my snowboarding holiday in Les Arc 2000
Exploring Chamonix, Mont Blanc and Aiguille du Midi
A two week driving tour of the Alps, touring different cities, towns and villages. The trip started in Nice and ended in Munich.
Explore the town of Le Châtelard
A two-week driving tour of the Alps, touring different cities, towns and villages. The trip started in Nice and ended in Munich.
Mont Saint-Michel
France’s premier island castle
Morzine
WIth friends, I headed to Morzine snowboarding.
Nice
A few hours in Nice before the drive to Monaco — the Promenade des Anglais, heat and wrong trousers, a forgettable square breakfast, and th…
Peisey-Vallandry
I went snowboarding in Peisey-Vallandry.