France posts
Finding New Places In Paris, France
Finding New Places In Paris, FranceFRANCEHeather Markel, Best Selling Author, Speaker, Traveler, Full Time Travel Coach "Are you alone?" This is a question I am often asked. Solo traveling the globe, alone, means, well, I'm on my own a lot. Depending on who asks, and...
Nantes, France
A Visit To Nantes, FranceFRANCEHeather Markel, Best Selling Author, Speaker, Traveler, Full Time Travel CoachA first time visit "Are you alone?" This is a question I am often asked. Solo traveling the globe, alone, means, well, I'm on my own a lot. Depending on who...
Bayeux France
Rediscovering Bayeux, FranceFRANCEHeather Markel, Best Selling Author, Speaker, Traveler, Full Time Travel CoachTrying To Be A Tourist To A Place I Thought I Knew So Well "Are you alone?" This is a question I am often asked. Solo traveling the globe, alone, means,...
Louvieres, France – Where My Love Of Travel Began
Louvieres, France - Where My Love Of Travel BeganFRANCEHeather Markel, Writer, Speaker, Photographer, Traveler, Full Time Travel CoachEvery Story Has A Beginning "Are you alone?" This is a question I am often asked. Solo traveling the globe, alone, means, well, I'm on...
Places To Visit In Normandy, France
Where To Go In Normandy, FranceFRANCEHeather Markel, Writer, Speaker, Photographer, Traveler, Full Time Travel CoachThe sites of Normandy "Are you alone?" This is a question I am often asked. Solo traveling the globe, alone, means, well, I'm on my own a lot. Depending...
The Mustard Shortage In France
The Mustard Shortage In FranceFRANCEHeather Markel, Writer, Speaker, Photographer, Traveler, Business StrategistWho would ever have imagined?! "Are you alone?" This is a question I am often asked. Solo traveling the globe, alone, means, well, I'm on my own a...
The Moral Dilemma Created By Traveling The World
The Moral Dilemma Created By Traveling The WorldNEW ZEALANDHeather Markel, Writer, Speaker, Photographer, Traveler, Business StrategistI never imagined this would happen... "Are you alone?" This is a question I am often asked. Solo traveling the globe, alone, means,...
An Ode to Notre Dame
TRAVEL & LIFESTYLEAn Ode to Notre DameHeather Markel, Writer, Speaker, Photographer, Traveler, Business StrategistA deja-vu connection. The fire at Notre Dame is devastating. A loss of history and an international icon. For me it brought up many feelings. A view...
What’s In a Room?
As I travel from place to place, I also roam from room to room. Sometimes in a hotel, sometimes a hostel, sometimes a bed and breakfast, and sometimes in the home of a dear friend. None of these are my room, they are simply a space I am (mostly only)...
The Importance of Cows
Many of you know I love cows. What you may not know is, why. When I was 16 I lived with a host family in Normandie, France. They had a farm. It was my first time living with animals. I had always wanted a puppy but my dad is allergic so I couldn't have...








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