The LoireBlogs we like

  1. Loire Valley Restaurants (Part 2 of 2)

    Blog: An American in London - 10 August 2009

    In my last post, I described Loire Valley dinners in Chartres, Blois and Bracieux. In this post, I include notes on our meals in Contres, Chaumont-sur-Loire and Amboise. CONTRES From Cheverny castle, it was a 10 km cycle ride through shady, quiet park land to reach La Rabouillere, which was one of the best B&Bs of [...]

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  2. Loire Valley Restaurants (Part 1 of 2)

    Blog: An American in London - 7 August 2009

    I spent weeks scouring French and English-language newspapers and sites, trying to find good recs on where to eat while cycling in the Loire Valley. Most sources were outdated (i.e., more than three years old). Chowhound, SlowTrav, eGullet, Lonely Planet, google blog searches . . . all my usual on-line sources [...]

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  3. Loire a Velo – Pretty Brilliant

    Blog: An American in London - 30 July 2009

    I’m sitting across the street from Chateau de Chaumont in the Loire Valley, happy to finally have Internet access for the first time in almost a week. I’d intended to try my hand at daily “sort of live” blogging, but of course I underestimated the rural-ness of central France. Jon and I are cycling our [...]

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