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Tips for the Budget Traveler
So I can surmise what you may be thinking here after reading them title. Iriebabel, how can you to afford traveling to Europe so often? I am a young retiree (pensioner, to the europeans) I am officially retried from the military after mandatory service years but I was also injured last 2 years on active duty so this makes me a young retiree. If you is familiar or unfamiliar with military pensions the name automatically suggests it is not a fortune 500 company 401k retirement plan. Military retirement essentially involves a small basic income, lots of daily/ monthly creative budgeting, ingenuity and constantly saving pennies for a rainy day. Traveling CAN be…
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French Taco?
What is it ? What makes it French? Made by a fast food chain restaurant name O’Taco in France, according to Wikipedia it is a Taco from the Rhône alps region of Lyon created by 2 Moroccon brothers first made popular by mostly young people who loved the sandwich. Well mostly it’s like a panini. In my opinion really a cross between a TacoBell crunch wrap without the crunch or the veggies and a Panini or a real flat burrito with a lot of stuff inside and a ala cart so you can choose what goes inside . You see for yourself in the picture below. I had one this…
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Episode 4 Northwest Normandy Coast: Port en Bessin, Pointe Du Roc, Ile Tatihou and Quettehou, Mount St Michel and the Sentier Littoral
For episode 4 I wanted to show you more of the Normandy coast beyond Dives Sur Mer and Caen. The Normandy region is more than what most people know it for, WW2 and of course the war memorials . I did not feature any memorials in any of my videos, In fact I purposefully left them out. Although this area is where so many young men risked and many lost their lives on Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword beaches I wanted to look beyond the war machine to the future…the freedom and natural land beauty these brave young men gave back to the people of these small French villages along the Northwest Normandy coast. In…
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Episode 3 Dives Sur Mer,Houlgate, Cabourg and Caen
In episode 3 I take a closer look at Dives Sure Mer and the surrounding towns of Houlgate and Cabourg and venture to the nearby city of Caen. This trip even in covid times, has been truly amazing. Filled with history for battles fought and lost, Viking invasions, hopes of Norman conquests, this area moves beyond the memories of Viking raiders and of World War 2 to find the charm and vibrance living and breathing today in the 21st century. I discovered memories of my Camino backpack and baguettes and how amazing French traditional (handmade) baguettes are as compared to regular baguettes ..they are crispier and crunchier on the outside and warm and delicious on the inside….you…
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Episode 2: WITW is Iriebabel? Dives Sur Mer, and Le Pointe de Cabourg Normandy, France
Dives-Sur-Mer is a small town sitting happily on the Normandy Coast of France and Le Pointe De Cabourg is the beach next to it. The sun is kissing this place. It’s small and intimate even with the many tourist who flock here from Paris and Europe in the summer time. The beach is lovely and expansive as with any other but the charm is specifically French small town, only to be found here. If only I could bottle this feeling. Dives Sur Mer is known for William the Conquerer who set sail from it’s port to fight the Normans in 1066. There is still the medieval historic market place in…