Backpacking In France

“The French Riviera” Dgreen78′s photos around Nice, France (how to get from nice to spain)

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Preview of Dgreen78′s blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Entry from: Nice, France Entry Title: “The French Riviera!” Entry: “From Cinque Terre, I took the train along the Italian coast and back to France and the French Riviera. I stayed in Nice, and made that my base to explore the coast line. The first day, I walked down into Old Nice, where they have a fresh flower and vegetable market that is set up in the streets. It was pretty large, and bustling with people. I’m sure the locals who were actually there to get their weekly produce were frustrated with all the tourists who were getting in their way. From there, you go south one block and you’re right on the boardwalk and beachfront. I wanted to spend part of the day at the beach, and the staff at my hostel told me the beaches at the next seaside town along the coast, Villafranche, are much nicer, so I decided to walk there (about an hour and a half walk). On the way, I passed the port of Nice and checked out all the million-dollar private yachts. The French Riviera is apparently the place to be if you’ve got a mega-yacht, as they were everywhere! From the port, I walked around the coast to Villafranche and lied on the beach for a few hours…very relaxing. I also walked around the town a little bit and then hiked back to Nice. The pictures will tell a much better story than I can. The terrain of the …

Abbaye Sainte-Madeleine du Barroux – Benedictine monks

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Video on Benedictine monks. Backpacking in France. I was lucky to be there in right time, just when they had… what’s name for it? But incredible experiences , like in old times. www.barroux.org

An American college student backpacking in France takes a shortcut through a Veteran’s Cemetery. There he encounters the Shades of those buried there. This short film has played at the Portland Art Museum and on Concast in the Portland area. Special thanks to Eric Bogle, Dropkick Murphys and Epitaph records for allowing me to use this song. – Pete Robertson