A pilgrimage today to find the Palais de Kings of Mallorca that looked close on the map but wasn’t. Thank goodness for directional signs. We’d stop every block or so, consult more signs and map, and a passerby took pity on us when he saw us standing stock-still looking bewildered. (Don’t ever argue the point [...]
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Palace of The Mallorcan Kings – Perpignan, France
July 26th, 2011 
Sheila Simkin 
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Travel to Perpignan, France via Collioure
July 25th, 2011 Sheila Simkin Oopsy….browsing through many of my considerable drafts, I discovered two articles that were orphaned while writing about the wonderful visit to the Vermillion Coast of France. It’s never too late. It’s summer time. Perfect for discovering Perpignan, and here they are… (The Vermillion Coast of France continued) We, along with Helen and Kevin, spent the [...]
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What To Do in Morzine, France – Activities and Information
December 22nd, 2010 Sheila Simkin There is an abundance of activities other than skiing or snowboarding in Morzine, France and here is just a small amount of information. Check the Morzine-Avoriaz website for more details. – Snow shoe treks with qualified guides that range from one-half day to all day classes. I don’t know exactly why anyone would need a [...]
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Lac de Montriond on A Snowy Day in Morzine,France
December 21st, 2010 Sheila Simkin Today was as different from yesterday’s brilliant sun as a day could be. Snow, snow and more snow steadily coming down. I didn’t care. Today was our last day in Morzine and we were not going to spend it sitting in the room. Today was Lac de Montriond. On to the “M” and asked the [...]
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Take The Super Morzine Lift Up to Avoriaz For Fun in The Sun
December 20th, 2010 Sheila Simkin It really didn’t look too fabulous outside this morning and we vacillated between staying low at Lac de Montriond or high by taking the Super Morzine gondola towards Avoriaz. “Claire, what would you do?” When a person lives in the mountains, they develop a 7th sense for weather. According to her, it was going to [...]
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From Morzine to Les Gets on Snowshoes, France
December 19th, 2010 Sheila Simkin Remember what I said about “mountains making their own weather”? It was supposed to be sunny today. Uh-uh…. Overcast, so-so visibility but only one day off is allowed when a person travels so far. The plan was to snowshoe up under the Pleney gondola, continue cutting up a little higher, make a right, follow the [...]
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A Leisurely Day and Fondue Party, Morzine, France
December 18th, 2010 Sheila Simkin Finally got my wish. Woke up and it was not only snowing heavily but visibility was so bad, we could barely make out the lifts from our Hotel Beau-Regard balcony. Snowshoeing up mountains against the steady flow of skiers and snowboarders is difficult enough in good weather. Poor visibility makes it downright dangerous. Yes. We’re [...]
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Skiing, Snowboarding and Snowshoeing in The Pleney Area of Morzine, France
December 17th, 2010 Sheila Simkin A drawback of aging (among many others) is waking up in hopes of an awful, snowy, total whiteout day that would keep me from exercising. I am sick of exercising year after year…..until it’s over. “Younger” people arise, exhult and rush to be the first to carve out that fresh snow. Up to now in [...]
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Avoriaz in the Portes du Soleil, France
December 16th, 2010 Sheila Simkin Cold but very sunny with not one cloud in the very blue sky. The same routine as yesterday but now we knew the correct bus routes to Les Prodains. The crowded bus emptied with skiers, skis, and snowboarders at the base of the tram. Bought a round trip tram ticket, 12 Euros for a pieton [...]
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Snowshoeing Up to Avoriaz from Les Prodains, France
December 15th, 2010 Sheila Simkin Another sunny day and we got out a little earlier than yesterday. We jumped on the purple “D” bus that we thought went to Les Prodains in the valley under Avoriaz. Wrong. It turned out that the bus just went so far, turned around and looped back to Morzine. Okay… got off at Mairie, the [...]
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