Each August, the Mediterranean village of Sète, located on a pencil-thin peninsula in southern France, plays host to the Festival of Saint Louis. The fête’s main attraction is a spirited sporting event officially known as la joute nautique – or water jousting-- during which competitors use feats of arms to attempt to knock each other off man-powered, wooden [...]
When in the south of France, every travel experience should include a sampling of the wonderful street food sold from carts and street side stalls throughout the towns across the Côte d'Azur, but in particular, Nice. A chickpea flour crepe known as Socca is a Niçoise specialty both filling and affordable. The crepe-like dish, made from only chick pea [...]
The Laurel Highlands Adventure: History and Nature in Southwestern Pennsylvania Having grown up in Pittsburgh, I took for granted the city's perfect location only an hour north of a most beautiful region known as the Laurel Highlands. During the past 10 years I've been experiencing fantastic places that were practically in my backyard, yet I only (re)discovered after moving [...]
Wanderlust Publishing: Discover Cape Cod is due to be released October, 2015. Experience is everything! As history buffs, one of our favorite things about travel is how much it can bring to life the past of a place. Conversely, knowing a destination's history enriches the travel experience. This book is unique in our Discover Guides travel series as it [...]
Excerpt from: A Woman’s Guide to France In 53 B.C.E. Julius Caesar invaded Gaul, and the Romanization of ancient France began. The process began with the taking of Marseilles and , within a year, spread from Provence to Paris and beyond. While Paris, originally named Lutetia, doesn’t contain many visible Roman ruins, one is able [...]
The Loire Valley, two hours southwest of Paris, is the birthplace of Renaissance France. For centuries, the royal city of Amboise attracted both kings and artists. What comes as a surprise to many visitors is that Amboise is the resting place of Italy’s greatest Renaissance artist, Leonardo da Vinci. Having worked in the service of two [...]
Sweet Memories.... Tales from a Parisian Pâtisserie by Wanderlrust Tours owner, Shawnie Kelley Foy La douceur de vivre... the sweet life... This is among the first pictures I took in Paris using my very first digital camera with a whopping one megapixel resolution. Late 90s. My hotel was next to this amazing bakery (which I [...]
One of the most romantic châteaux anywhere in France elegantly straddles the Cher River in the Indre-sur-Loire region, a few hours southwest of Paris. Fittingly nicknamed the Château des Dames (The Château of Women), Chenonceau has been maintained through the centuries by seven extraordinary women with reputations for having iron fists in velvet gloves – [...]
Introducing Wanderlust Publishing... Experiential. Authentic. Local. Unexpected. We’re excited to share our new foray into the world of travel. Sherri Pickett and Shawnie Kelley have launched Wanderlust Publishing - a small, independent publishing house based in Columbus, Ohio. Wanderlust Publishing is all about experiential travel and immersing our readers in the heritage, history, and food of a destination. Discover [...]
On April 26, 1717, notorious pirate, “Black Sam” Bellamy went to a watery grave when his flagship, Whydah, sunk off the coast of Cape Cod in a brutal nor’easter. Most of the crew and a belly full of booty went down with the ship, lying buried under the shifting sand for more than 250 years. Tales [...]
Most American travelers to the Dominican Republic are familiar with Punta Cana on the farthest eastern tip of the island. We got wanderlust for a lesser visited area along the windswept northern coast near Puerta Plata. This part of the island is considered one of the surfing capitals of the Caribbean and is surrounded by [...]
As spring teases us with hints of warmth and peeks of greenery, we escape to the Caribbean with today's Got Wanderlust photo. We got a serious case of wanderlust for the idyllic Bitter End Yacht Club in the British Virgin Islands. It' is named the Bitter End because this little slice of Heaven is situated as far east as [...]
