This Wanderlust Wednesday takes us to the majestic dunes of Longnook Beach on the coast of Cape Cod, near Truro. The intro to our forthcoming book, Discover Cape Cod quotes Henry David Thoreau's vision of Cape Cod as "the bared and bended arm of Massachusetts ... boxing with northeast storms, and, ever and anon, heaving her Atlantic [...]
Nothing screams autumn more than apples and cinnamon. Drawing on the bounty of late summer fruit, this versatile upside down apple tarte tatin featured in our Taste of Travel Loire Valley cooking class, is wonderful served warm or cold, with ice cream or a dollop of crème fraîche. It looks impressive, but is fairly easy to [...]
Cowgirl Chow Easton Farmer's Market Edition. As a company who seeks out the local and authentic dining experiences during our travel, Wanderlust Tours also supports our own Ohio purveyors of food and other local artisan products. Thursday, August 7, Wanderlust owner Shawnie Kelley teamed up with Hellwigh Farm owner, Jennifer Boren to celebrate Ohio's hard [...]
CityScene Magazine August 2014
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 – [...]
