2014 is a special year for the Tour de France as the race is commemorating the 100 year anniversary of the start of World War II. This year the race runs from July 5th-July 27th and begins in Leeds, England. The first three stages of this year’s race are being held in the United…
2013 was our second calendar year living in Ireland, and it was a great year exploring the emerald island even further. And like many of the nearly 6 years we’ve lived in Europe, it was also a busy year of globe trotting for us. In total we travelled in 12 different countries this year,…
France is one of the most popular countries in the world for tourists. And with wonderful architecure, excellent food and delicious wine, the French typically don’t let visitors down. When we visited France’s epicentre of wine, we were blown away by all the great food, and saw first hand why the French spend more of…
You’d be hard pressed to enter any wine shop in the world and not find a selection from Bordeaux. Wine production in the Bordeaux area accounts for an astonishing 14.5 billion euro ($20 billion USD) of revenue for the region annually. That’s more than the entire GDP of many of the world’s poorest or smallest…
