Nantes, France
A Visit To Nantes, France FRANCE Heather Markel, Best Selling Author, Speaker, Traveler, Full Time Travel Coach A first time visit 30 minutes before leaving my beloved Louvieres for a train to Burgundy to visit other friends, they called to inform me they got COVID. I...
Bayeux France
Rediscovering Bayeux, France FRANCE Heather Markel, Best Selling Author, Speaker, Traveler, Full Time Travel Coach Trying To Be A Tourist To A Place I Thought I Knew So Well In my last post I spoke about Louvieres as the start of my passion for travel. To get there,...
Louvieres, France – Where My Love Of Travel Began
Louvieres, France – Where My Love Of Travel Began FRANCE Heather Markel, Writer, Speaker, Photographer, Traveler, Full Time Travel Coach Every Story Has A Beginning With 72 residents, Louvieres is not a village you’ll find tourists flocking to. There’s no...
Places To Visit In Normandy, France
Where To Go In Normandy, France FRANCE Heather Markel, Writer, Speaker, Photographer, Traveler, Full Time Travel Coach The sites of Normandy Mustard shortage aside, it’s been lovely to be back in France. I’ve been lucky to stay with two of my French host...








If you want to see every post I’ve written, starting with the most recent, this is the place to start!
I’ve been traveling the globe solo, and many of my posts share thoughts and resources specifically for other solo travelers. If you’re a fellow solo traveler, or you’re thinking about solo travel, this is a collection you will find of interest.
If you’re looking to read blog posts about specific destinations, click the country of your interest below to go to it’s blog page and get country-specific reviews and thoughts.
Sometimes I write posts where I give insider information on certain cities I’ve visited, which may be more along the lines of places to go, how to save money, etc. If that’s your main interest, check out this compilation of posts.
In 2020, I was traveling in New Zealand as the coronavirus pandemic brewed, and, got stuck there. If you want to read about what this time was like and traveling during this time, check out this page.
At the heart of international travel is learning about the many different cultures and ways of being around the world. The posts compiled on this page speak, specifically, about the cultural observations I’ve had.
Many of my blog posts are about things I’ve discovered about myself or about being, while I’ve traveled. If you’d like to focus on posts that only have self-discovery themes, click the button below.


