Sarastro first visited France in the summer of 1980. His travels originally took him to the city of Tours in the Touraine (Loire Valley) where he spent one year studying the French language. Since that time, he has returned on countless occasions to explore every region of France as well as the islands of Corisca and St. Martin.
His travels have not been limited to the cities and the highways which connect them, but have included navigation of the canals of Burgundy, Alsace, the Charente River, the Canal du Midi and the Canal du Rhone a Sète.
Currently, he spends most of his summers in the south of France, in the region of eastern Languedoc and western Provence.
Sarastro is a frequent contributer on the Trip Advisor France forum .
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Good day! I love the look of your blog, and was drawn here as I’m cramming to do some trip planning for a journey to a small village called Saint Pierre des-champs, where we’ll be staying in a flat next week. We are an American family with two girls (2 and 4) stationed in Germany for a few months, on a sabbatical from work. I lived in Collioure many years ago, and did some traveling around this region, but not much…we intend to do some Cathar-related sight-seeing, but I’m concerned there won’t be much to interest the kids. If you have any general advice, or other websites we might find useful I’d appreciate your assistance! Cheers, – Bill Pearse
The obvious choices for children would be either the beach near perhaps Port-la-Nouvelle or a trip into Carcassonne. St. Pierre des Champs is a bit remote but probably ideal for Cathar-related sight-seeing.
I might suggest a couple of forums where you could possibly pose questions and most likely receive some constructive answers:
Trip Advisor
Fodors
I recommend this sight for information about Languedoc:
The Languedoc Page
Wonderful blog! I’m so glad I found you! I’m a francophile too! Merci.
Mary Ann
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