You’ve heard of Stonehenge, but how about Carnac? No?

It’s in Western France, in Brittany (Bretagne). If you liked seeing Stonehenge, Avebury and other ancient monuments, you should plan a trip to Brittany. Rent a car in Paris and drive…. it’s about a 6 hour drive southwest of Paris.

This whole area is an important site in France for ancient megaliths.
The stone circle at Stonehenge is more photographed and easily recognizable, but for the sheer number of stones and amazing geometry you can’t beat the grand alignments at Menec and Kermario. (more…)

A drive along the Mosel River gets you into a quiet, romantic corner of Germany.  (This river is called the Moselle where it meanders into France.)

We recommend that after a day or so, you leave Frankfurt behind, and see the castles of the Rhine.  Once you’ve experienced the Rhine River Valley, you’re ready to round the corner to the Mosel River.  This area sprinkles smaller castles among romantic, peaceful villages and hillsides covered with vineyards. (more…)