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Travel with Tessa

Destinations

Road trip
Yellowstone – Wyoming

From downtown Los Angeles to Yellowstone National Park, it's a 15-hour 1,007-mile drive on the 15 Freeway North, which takes approximately 18 hours when you account for rest stops. Our solution to undertaking this otherwise daunting drive was to break…

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Spain
Granada – The Alhambra and Nasrid Palaces

Following their conquest of the Southern Iberian Peninsula in the 8th century, the Moors renamed the region Al-Andalus. In its heyday, their rule and influence extended to Southern France, parts of Italy, and Portugal. The Peninsula became a great Muslim…

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Biarritz – France

Biarritz is a stylish seaside town on France's Côte Basque (Basque Coast) 22 miles from the Spanish border. It has been a favorite of high society and European royalty since 1855 when Spanish born Empress Eugénie and Napoleon III built…

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Toulouse – France

Toulouse is a captivating city with distinctive charm, diversity, and a host of sights to uncover. First-time visitors to Toulouse who stopover for a one-night stay on their way south to the beaches of Biarritz or San Sebastian-Spain, often regret…

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France
Three Days In Avignon – Provence

Discovering Avignon is pure delight. It delivers a trove of diverse experiences and makes a perfect base for exploring Remy, Arles, Les Beaux, and L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue. We rented a one-bedroom, sun-filled apartment on the top floor of an expertly renovated historic…

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France
Aix en Provence

We arrived in Aix en Provence after dark due to a long delay at the car rental at Marseille airport. Finding one's way into the historic quarter can be a challenge at the best of times, but on a rain-soaked…

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