You searched for Nantes - https://www.travellingbookjunkie.com/ Mon, 10 Jun 2024 12:49:12 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 7 Books That Will Inspire You to Travel https://www.travellingbookjunkie.com/7-books-that-will-inspire-you-to-travel/ https://www.travellingbookjunkie.com/7-books-that-will-inspire-you-to-travel/#respond Wed, 15 Dec 2021 09:00:54 +0000 https://www.travellingbookjunkie.com/?p=13109 Travelling can be one of the most life-changing adventures we can have. It allows us to learn a great deal about everything around us, and it may lead to the most profound and life-changing insights. Travel may take us beyond our bubble in its most amazing ways, be it simply...

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]]> https://www.travellingbookjunkie.com/7-books-that-will-inspire-you-to-travel/feed/ 0 Medieval History Meets Contemporary Art at the Hôtel de Bourbon, Bourges https://www.travellingbookjunkie.com/hotel-de-bourbon-bourges/ https://www.travellingbookjunkie.com/hotel-de-bourbon-bourges/#comments Thu, 14 Dec 2017 21:31:58 +0000 https://www.travellingbookjunkie.com/?p=9256 Bourges, a ‘“City of Art and History” is a beautiful medieval town’ according to its own tourism website.  However because of its size, this small city is so often overlooked by its bigger sisters:  Nantes, Paris and Lyon.  For some, it is probably a place that you have never even heard...

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]]> https://www.travellingbookjunkie.com/hotel-de-bourbon-bourges/feed/ 1 5 Châteaux of the Loire Valley worthy of your Time https://www.travellingbookjunkie.com/chateaux-loire-valley/ https://www.travellingbookjunkie.com/chateaux-loire-valley/#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2015 19:17:57 +0000 http://www.travellingbookjunkie.com/?p=6416 Often referred to as ‘The Valley of a Thousand Châteaux’, the Loire Valley has an abundance of stately French castles in need of exploration. However, with so many to choose from deciding which ones to visit first can be a daunting prospect. People will normally opt to go for the...

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]]> https://www.travellingbookjunkie.com/chateaux-loire-valley/feed/ 1 9 Things To Do in Nantes, France https://www.travellingbookjunkie.com/9-things-nantes-france/ https://www.travellingbookjunkie.com/9-things-nantes-france/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2015 19:25:57 +0000 http://www.travellingbookjunkie.com/?p=6369 Located on the banks of the Loire River, Nantes in France is a perfect city to visit both winter and summer. Over the last 20 years, it has grown into a dynamic and inventive city, full of culture, festivals and regeneration projects. From restoring old buildings to transforming factories into...

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]]> https://www.travellingbookjunkie.com/9-things-nantes-france/feed/ 12 Les Machines De L’Ile – Where the Present meets the Future https://www.travellingbookjunkie.com/les-machines-de-lile-nantes/ https://www.travellingbookjunkie.com/les-machines-de-lile-nantes/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2015 17:57:57 +0000 http://www.travellingbookjunkie.com/?p=6311 Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in a world completely dedicated to imagination? Les Machines de L’Ile in Nantes is one such place. As soon as you wander over the bridge from the historical side of the city, you are transported into a creative display...

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]]> https://www.travellingbookjunkie.com/les-machines-de-lile-nantes/feed/ 6 Jules Verne: 6 Top Facts About the Father of Science Fiction Writing https://www.travellingbookjunkie.com/jules-verne-father-science-fiction/ https://www.travellingbookjunkie.com/jules-verne-father-science-fiction/#comments Fri, 13 Nov 2015 13:21:29 +0000 http://www.travellingbookjunkie.com/?p=6282 “Anything one man can imagine, other men can make real.”                                                                                 ...

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]]> https://www.travellingbookjunkie.com/jules-verne-father-science-fiction/feed/ 4 Unique Places to Stay when visiting Nantes, France https://www.travellingbookjunkie.com/unique-places-to-stay-nantes-france/ https://www.travellingbookjunkie.com/unique-places-to-stay-nantes-france/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2015 19:09:04 +0000 http://www.travellingbookjunkie.com/?p=6260 Nantes is a city of new experiences, innovative and eccentricity. You only have to wander onto Ȋle de Nantes, see the wacky inventions on the banks of the Loire Valley, to understand that this is a city of unconventional, quirky developments. The brashness of modernism displayed is at complete odds...

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]]> https://www.travellingbookjunkie.com/unique-places-to-stay-nantes-france/feed/ 20 6 Reasons to Read Jules Verne https://www.travellingbookjunkie.com/6-reasons-to-read-jules-verne/ https://www.travellingbookjunkie.com/6-reasons-to-read-jules-verne/#respond Mon, 09 Nov 2015 18:38:45 +0000 http://www.travellingbookjunkie.com/?p=6242 Often referred to as the founder of Sci-Fi, Jules Verne had, over his lifetime, created several works of fiction that are still loved by many today. “In consequence of inventing machines, men will be devoured by them” (Jules Verne) Even well-known entrepreneurs like Richard Branson, and adventure seekers like Nellie...

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]]> https://www.travellingbookjunkie.com/6-reasons-to-read-jules-verne/feed/ 0 The Sozo Hotel, Nantes: Rejuvenating History https://www.travellingbookjunkie.com/the-sozo-hotel-nantes/ https://www.travellingbookjunkie.com/the-sozo-hotel-nantes/#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2015 21:03:40 +0000 http://www.travellingbookjunkie.com/?p=6194 Restoring the heart of something that was once beating is something many people strive to achieve.  Barn conversions and old build regenerations are becoming popular the world over and letting an old building regain it’s breathe is something that we should all take pride in. “The spirit awaken, the soul...

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]]> https://www.travellingbookjunkie.com/the-sozo-hotel-nantes/feed/ 16 About Us https://www.travellingbookjunkie.com/about-travelling-book-junkie/ https://www.travellingbookjunkie.com/about-travelling-book-junkie/#comments Mon, 10 Jun 2013 18:17:25 +0000 http://unicaesto.wordpress.com/?page_id=1 About Travelling Book Junkie Here at Travelling Book Junkie, we love to travel and have, over many years now, incorporated our love of all things quirky and unusual into our travel style.  That doesn’t mean we don’t want to stay in luxury hotels; it simply means looking for something special...

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