"New life in SW France ❤" iris2002's Profile

Sacre bleu!

BON JOUR & HELLO .... yes I am back - after quite some absence, well I had to settle into my new life here in SW France and am here almost a year now and loooooving it :)

So here are the first new 'travel' pages ... lots more to come as the area around me is just stuffed with interesting history & sites - from pre-historic to medieval ...

First on the list:

ST-ANTONIN-NOBLE-VAL

CAHORS GALORE

PUY L'EVEQUE - MEDIEVAL GEM

,,, to be continued but now for some French roast .........

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I have landed safe and sound in SW France last year .... to start a new life ... in an area that allows for a lot more life-quality. So far so good ... I love it here ... it is simply wonderfully laid back and a bit off the beaten track - a real secret gem the 'Lot Valley'.

Midi-Pyrenees.... here I come

À bientôt ! %f*

Some of my favorite travel memories

A 'top-of-the-world kinda girl

WHEN IT ALL BEGAN ...
I was 4 when I tried my first big solo-adventure - in my slippers, a crinkled map from a Reader's Digest booklet, packed lunchbox ...walking to the next bus-stop (3 miles away crossing a major rail track) to "go and see the world"... until a neighbour spotted me and brought me home.

My favourite bed-time story was reading Livingstones Adventures & the stories of Marco Polo, Vasco da Gama and so on ---- I had stacks of these little Readers Digest collection - that my parents had signed up for from a door-to-door salesman .......... and never cancelled the subscription. I loved to just look at the pictures and hear of all the explorations. Climbing Mount Everest, battling tigers in the jungle, I saw myself doing just that.

My curiosity is - as ever - undeminished --- and I shall find out for myself what lies behind each horizon. And one day, maybe---- write my own book
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WHERE I AM FROM
AUSTRIA

I hope you find much inspiration and enjoyment in those pages, they are made with sweat, love, blood and tears and the passion of an adventurer who is not afraid to push the boundries a bit further...

DREAM **** DARE***EXPLORE***
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ASIA
Notes from Delhi
...
Notes from Kathmandu

Pokhara diaries
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SPAIN
What Spain Was Like
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TREKKING NORTHERN PORTUGAL
PORTUGAL 07
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THE LIST of inspiration...

courtesy of HillBilly Chilly

I love lists ... so here are some books were my initial inspiration to explore came from, they sure inspired me:

"Nathaniels Nutmeg" - Giles Milton
"The little Prince" - Antoine De Saint-Exupery
"Livingston Seagull" - Richard Bach
"Vertical Limit" - Mel Odom
"Himalaya" - Michael Palin
"A mapmakers dream - Fra Mauro" - James Cowan
The Zahir - Paolo Cohelo
"Gorillas in the mist" - Dian Fossey
"Cry Freedom" - John Briley
"poemas" - Pablo Neruda
"The God of small things" - Arundhati Roy

most recently:
"The History of love" - Nicole Krauss
"Cloud Atlas" - David Mitchell
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AND SOME MORE TRAVEL PAGES ...
USA HIGHLIGHTS

Florida Tip Off the beaten path

St.Petersburg Tip Off the beaten path

Dallas Tips

San Diego Tips

>>>> !!!American Hill Billy Slang Dictionary !!!

FRANCE HIGHLIGHTS

A lot like France ...

Vive la difference! ...

ST-ANTONIN-NOBLE-VAL

CAHORS GALORE

PUY L'EVEQUE - MEDIEVAL GEM

SAUMUR TIPS

LA ROCHELLE IN A DAY

!!! SURVIVAL PHRASES !!!

IRISH HIGH-LIGHTS

Ireland - collage by Earthlore

SLAINTE

Eire tips

Dublin off the beaten path

Warnings & Dangers

County Dublin Things to do

!!! Gaelic Phrases !!!

My UK pages

Where are meee Wellies!!!!!!!

All counties of England ticked off now :)

Yes I can hardly believe it myself, but ... as of this weekend, I have been to every county in England.... here is the list:

Bedfordshire
Buckinghamshire
Cambridgeshire
Cheshire
Cornwall
Cumbria
Devon
Greater London
Hampshire
Hertfordshire
Kent
Norfolk
(in loving memory of Berni Shand, my VT-mum XX)
Northamptonshire
Northumberland
Nottinghamshire
Oxfordshire

TADAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA !!!!

Intro Updated Apr 2, 2013
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Waalewiener Apr 2, 2013 at 6:41 AM

Hi there Iris ,so good to see your picture today welcome back We have had so many nice new features in VT ,check it out Hugsssss from Lori & Hansi
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  iris2002 Apr 2, 2013 at 6:46 AM
  
  HI LOR & HANSI ... yes, I am back ... thanks I shall check out all the new features - wishing you both a splendid spring season Hugs back (((((((((((((((squeeez))))))))))))) from Iris
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  Waalewiener Apr 2, 2013 at 7:08 AM
  
  Okidoki Big squeeeez back see you around
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iris2002 Apr 2, 2013 at 12:21 AM

I AM BACK .... tadaaaaaaa :D
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imranthetrekker Jan 5, 2013 at 8:24 AM

Belated birthday wishes, greetings from Pakistan ..
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toonsarah Dec 24, 2012 at 2:39 AM

Wishing you a Merry Christmas Iris, and a happy and peaceful New Year, Sx
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jo104 Oct 20, 2012 at 12:54 AM

happy you've found a new happy home in france :-) happy birthday for yesterday big hugs to you xx
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angiebabe Oct 12, 2012 at 5:58 AM

Hi Iris, its been such a long time since we said hi and i see its a while since you last logged in - your spot in France pic looks so lovely and i am imagining you there in the lovelies of quaint medieval France! beautiful place! but hi and Happy Birthday and all the best with everything you are doing!
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  iris2002 Apr 2, 2013 at 6:23 AM
  
  HEY Angie ... sorry I was off here for quite some time ... thanks for the lovely birthday wishes - hope you are well !! x I am doing swell in SW France ... all a bit new still, but settling in nicely in my bijoux medieval town-house I rent for pittance :D la vie en rose!
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MichaelFalk1969 Oct 10, 2012 at 3:43 PM

Liebe Iris, nachträglich alles Gute zum Geburtstag - bin beeindruckt vom tollen Panorama-Foto! Michael grüßt aus Frankfurt
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  iris2002 Apr 2, 2013 at 6:25 AM
  
  Hallo Michael (winke, winke) ... kann sein dass ich bald nach Frankfurt komme ... Daumen halten ... Hoffe Dir geht's gut und neue Abenteuer sind auf einer Deiner Listen :D ... LG Iris
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  iris2002 Apr 2, 2013 at 6:26 AM
  
  War lange nicht hier drauf, bitte entschuldige die seeehr verspaetete Antword!!! :(
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GopalBasyal Oct 10, 2012 at 3:09 AM

HAPPY BIRTH DAY, HAVE A NICE TIME OVER THERE IN FRANCE...
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Dabs Oct 9, 2012 at 4:37 PM

Doesn't look like you are here that much but I'll wish you a happy birthday just in case you check in!
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yumyum Oct 9, 2012 at 12:23 PM

Happy birthday Iris!