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Champagne: Reims, the Cathedral and a Day Underground in the Cellars
@craig·23 Apr 2026·7 min read·👁 9
📍 Reims, France
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Long-form travel writing from the BugBitten community.
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Bordeaux and Saint-Émilion: Three Days in France’s Greatest Wine Country
Three days in Bordeaux — the city itself (lovelier than its reputation), and a day trip out to the medieval wine village of Saint-Émilion. Cellars, châteaux and a long lunch.
@craig·23 Apr 2026·7 min read·👁 7
📍 Bordeaux, France
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Normandy: Mont Saint-Michel, the D-Day Beaches and the Cliffs of Étretat
A five-day Normandy itinerary — Mont Saint-Michel at sunrise, the D-Day beaches and American cemetery, the white chalk cliffs at Étretat, and the slow cider country in between.
@craig·23 Apr 2026·8 min read·👁 21
📍 Normandy, France
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The Loire Valley: A Châteaux Road Trip Through France’s Garden
Four days in the Loire Valley — the great royal châteaux at Chambord and Chenonceau, the smaller hidden ones, and the cycle paths along the river that connect them all.
@craig·23 Apr 2026·7 min read·👁 13
📍 Loire Valley, France
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The French Riviera: Nice, Èze, Villefranche and the Côte d’Azur
Five days on the French Riviera — Nice as the base, the medieval cliff village of Èze, the impossibly photogenic Villefranche-sur-Mer, and the millionaire bays of the Côte d’Azur.
@craig·23 Apr 2026·7 min read·👁 10
📍 Nice, France
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Provence: Lavender Fields, Luberon Villages and a Slow Week in the South
A week in Provence — Valensole lavender at sunrise, hilltop villages of the Luberon, market days, vineyards, and the kind of long slow lunches that ruin you for ordinary holidays.
@craig·23 Apr 2026·7 min read·👁 11
📍 Provence, France
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Paris in Five Days: Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame and a Long Lunch in Montmartre
Five days in Paris — the Eiffel Tower at dawn, a slow morning at Notre Dame, the Louvre done properly, dinner in the Marais, and the Montmartre afternoon you’ll keep telling people about.
@craig·23 Apr 2026·8 min read·👁 7
📍 Paris, France
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Jimbaran: Bali’s Sunset Seafood Beach
Jimbaran is the south-coast Bali fishing village famous for its sunset beach barbecue — long tables on the sand, fresh fish off the grill, the sun dropping into the Indian Ocean.
@craig·22 Apr 2026·7 min read·👁 29
📍 Jimbaran, Bali, Indonesia
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Sidemen Valley: The Bali Rice-Paddy Country Tourists Skip
Sidemen is the rice-paddy valley east of Ubud, with Mt Agung in the background and almost no other tourists. Two days here is the slow, real Bali most travellers miss.
@craig·22 Apr 2026·6 min read·👁 13
📍 Sidemen, Karangasem, Bali, Indonesia
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Amed: East Bali’s Snorkel and Dive Coast Under Mt Agung
Amed is the slow east-coast Bali — black-sand bays, world-class snorkelling, the USS Liberty shipwreck at Tulamben, and the silhouette of Mt Agung in every photograph.
@craig·22 Apr 2026·7 min read·👁 8
📍 Amed, Karangasem, Bali, Indonesia
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Munduk: Bali’s Cool Highland Village of Waterfalls and Twin Lakes
Munduk is the cool, misty highland Bali most travellers never see — coffee farms, waterfall hikes, twin lakes, and a calm pace that makes you want to extend your stay.
@craig·22 Apr 2026·7 min read·👁 18
📍 Munduk, Buleleng, Bali, Indonesia
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Sanur, Bali: The Quiet East Coast and the Best Sunrise Beach on the Island
Sanur is the calm, east-coast Bali — sunrise beach, a long boardwalk, family-friendly hotels, and the kind of slow days that the rest of the south has quietly forgotten.
@craig·22 Apr 2026·6 min read·👁 12
📍 Sanur, Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia