Our Hotels – France Tour 2024

I am excited to let you know that all our hotels are booked for the 2024 France tour.  Without further ado, here the are, in order in which we will be staying in them. Paris:  Hotel Therese We will start our tour in Paris.  We wanted a place that was

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The Best Views of the Eiffel Tower

No matter who you are, when you go to Paris you want pictures of the Eiffel Tower.  It might be pictures of you with the Eiffel Tower in the background, or it might be just pictures of the Eiffel Tower.  While you can see the Eiffel Tower from all over

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Enjoying the French Cafe

With the right attitude and expectations, the French café is one of the best experiences you can ever have.  I’d go so far as to say a trip to Paris without spending a considerable amount of time in a café is not a good trip to Paris.  But without an

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Photography Equipment for Your Trip to France

Perhaps the most important thing to understand about photographing Paris is that you will be the same photographer in Paris as you are at home.  That is to say, if you are a wide-angle landscape photographer at home, you are probably going to end up taking wide-angle shots of scenes

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Arrival in Paris at CDG

When you arrive in Paris, you should not have any trouble navigating the airport and getting to your hotel.  The airport is similar to airports in the U.S. and is well marked.  To make sure everything is clear though, I have made a quick video walking you through it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBajOtsthrU

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Spotlight on Mont Saint Michel

Perhaps the most spectacular place in all of France – and perhaps one of the most spectacular in the entire world – is Mont Saint Michel. Mont Saint Michel is a an island with an abbey surrounded by a small town and large medieval walls. It is a UNESCO World

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The Best Overlooks in Paris

As someone who loves creating pictures based on wide views, I have spent an inordinate amount of time looking for the best overlooks of Paris.  I suppose I do that in every city, but Paris in particular.  That’s partly just because I have spent a lot of time there in

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