{"id":38,"date":"2020-01-24T22:08:59","date_gmt":"2020-01-24T22:08:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mcjones.com\/denise\/?page_id=38"},"modified":"2026-03-06T15:44:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T14:44:11","slug":"travel-blogs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/mcjones.com\/denise\/travel-blogs\/","title":{"rendered":"Travel blogs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Read ’em and weep.<\/h2>\n
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The Piton Mountains, Saint Lucia (2026)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

2026<\/h3>\n

Caribbe-anniversary<\/a> February & March 2026 <\/em>
\nAnother Trip to Fair Verona<\/a> January 2026 <\/em><\/p>\n

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The Monastery at Petra, Jordan (2024)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

2025<\/h3>\n

A Very Frenchie Christmas<\/a> December 2025 <\/em>
\nA Day at Disneyland Paris with Rey-Rey!<\/a> September 2025 <\/em>
\nA Second Walk Along the Canal du Midi<\/a> July 2025 <\/em>
\nBack on the Camino de Santiago<\/a> June 2025 <\/em>
\nA Walk Along the Canal du Midi<\/a> May 2025 <\/em>
\nTangier & Chefchaouen<\/a> May 2025 <\/em>
\n(Es)Cape Verde<\/a> February & March 2025<\/em><\/p>\n

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Cape Verde (2025)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

2024<\/h3>\n

Full of Bologna<\/a> December 2024<\/em>
\nChasing Juliet (and Grappa) in Verona<\/a> October 2024<\/em>
\nSardinia with Mah Sistah <\/a> October 2024<\/em>
\nWalking the Camino de Arles (Via Tolosana)<\/a> June 2024<\/em>
\nThe Great Jones Family Meetup v4, Jerez de la Frontera <\/a> May 2024<\/em>
\nSanta Semana in Castile-Le\u00f3n <\/a> March 2024<\/em>
\nExplorin’ Jordan <\/a> February 2024<\/em><\/p>\n

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Walking the Camino de Santiago, Galicia, Spain (2021)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

2023<\/h3>\n

Vilnius Christ-mius <\/a> December 2023<\/em>
\nA Serbic Weekend <\/a> December 2023<\/em>
\nTunisia Time <\/a> September 2023<\/em>
\nLa C\u00f4te Vermeille <\/a> August 2023<\/em>
\nWalking the Via Francigena<\/a> May 2023<\/em>
\nThe 3rd Annual Jones Paris Meetup<\/a> April 2023<\/em>
\nEaster, Wine Not?<\/a> April 2023<\/em>
\nFrenchie Drinking<\/a> and Frenchie Eating Through Bordeaux<\/a> March 2023<\/em><\/p>\n

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Kotor, Montenegro (2017)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

2022<\/h3>\n

A Late Summer Weekend in Cassis<\/a> September 2022<\/em>
\nAn Irish Boondoggle<\/a> July 2022<\/em>
\nWalking the Camino Ingl\u00e9s<\/a> June 2022<\/em>
\nLe Grande Return to Paris<\/a> May 2022<\/em>
\nA Tr\u00e8s Bon P\u00e2ques in Narbonne<\/a> April 2022<\/em>
\nFinding Our Silver Way In Sevilla<\/a> February\/March 2022<\/em><\/p>\n

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Millennium Elephant Foundation, Kagalle, Sri Lanka (2015)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

2021<\/h3>\n

It’s Finally Greek Week!<\/a> October 2021<\/em>
\nL’Escala on the Costa Brava<\/a> July 2021<\/em>
\nThe Camino de Santiago, My Way<\/a> June 2021 <\/em>
\n<\/em>Walking the Camino Catalan<\/a> May 2021<\/em><\/p>\n

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At the Giraffe Centre, Nairobi, Kenya (2004)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

2020<\/h3>\n

Socially Distanced in Menorca<\/a> September\/October 2020<\/em>
\nArgel\u00e9s-sur-Mer Weekend<\/a> September 2020<\/em>
\nGetting Away to Cadaqu\u00e9s<\/a> August 2020<\/em>
\nA Place Named “Pe\u00f1\u00edscola” Must Be Amazing<\/a> July 2020<\/em>
\nEthiopian Adventure<\/a> February\/March 2020<\/em>
\nNapoli, Happily<\/a> January 2020
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

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Neuschwanstein Castle, Schwangau<\/span>, Germany (2014)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

2019<\/h3>\n

Paris at Christmastime<\/a> December 2019<\/em>
\nEastern Sicily<\/a> November 2019<\/em>
\nIbiza in November<\/a> November 2019<\/em>
\nAmsterdam Boondoggle<\/a> October 2019<\/em>
\nSherry Weekend in Jerez<\/a> September 2019<\/em>
\nAnd Now, Andorra!<\/a> August 2019<\/em>
\nGirona and Besal\u00fa<\/a> August 2019<\/em>
\nTearing Through Tarragona<\/a> July 2019<\/em>
\nA Perpignan Weekend<\/a> June 2019<\/em>
\nA Peque\u00f1o Weekend in Gran Canaria<\/a> May 2019<\/em>
\nAll Roads (Finally) Lead to Rome<\/a> April 2019<\/em>
\nAn Anniversary In Cava Country<\/a> March 2019<\/em><\/p>\n

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Amphitheater, Pamukkale, Turkey (2018)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

2018<\/h3>\n

Christmas in Basque Country<\/a> December 2018<\/em>
\nSardinian Weekend<\/a> October 2018<\/em>
\nRhodes Warriors<\/a> September 2018<\/em>
\nNorwegian Weekend<\/a> August 2018<\/em>
\nA Paris Birthday #3<\/a> July 2018<\/em>
\nA Macedonian Weekend<\/a> June 2018<\/em>
\nTalking Turkey<\/a> April\/May 2018<\/em>
\nProvence Easter 2.0<\/a> March 2018<\/em>
\nSalisbury, UK<\/a> March 2018<\/em>
\nMo’ Rockin’ the Weekend in Essaouira<\/a> January 2018<\/em>
\nA Drive-By Weekend in Venice<\/a> January 2018<\/em><\/p>\n

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Angkor Wat, Cambodia (2012)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

2017<\/h3>\n

Christmas in the French Alps<\/a> December 2017<\/em>
\nA Weekend In a Place Called “Plovdiv”<\/a>November 2017<\/em>
\nMontenegro<\/a> October 2017<\/em>
\nLa Rochelle, France<\/a> September 2017<\/em>
\nLuxembourg & Germany<\/a> August 2017<\/em>
\nA Weekend At Durham Castle<\/a> August 2017<\/em>
\nDeep In the Hundred Acre Wood<\/a> July 2017<\/em>
\nA Bubbly Birthday in Reims, France<\/a> July 2017<\/em>
\nWeekending in Whiskytown<\/a> June 2017<\/em>
\nA Toulouse Weekend<\/a> May 2017<\/em>
\nA Week in Provence<\/a> April 2017<\/em>
\nA Nepalling Trip<\/a> February\/March 2017<\/em>
\nCyprus Getaway<\/a> January 2017<\/em><\/p>\n

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Galapagos Islands, Ecuador (2011)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

2016<\/h3>\n

A Nice Christmas<\/a> December 2016<\/em>
\nLatvian Christmas Market Weekend<\/a> November 2016<\/em>
\nAlbania, Not Elbonia<\/a> October 2016<\/em>
\nYork (Old, Not New)<\/a> September 2016<\/em>
\nA Roarin’ Good Time in Lyon<\/a> August 2016<\/em>
\nA Pilgrimage to Canterbury (and Whitstable)<\/a> July 2016<\/em>
\nBirthday In Paris, #2<\/a> July 2016<\/em>
\nA Weekend With Dracula<\/a> June 2016<\/em>
\nBordeaux, Yo<\/a> May 2016<\/em>
\nA Malt-easer<\/a> April 2016<\/em>
\nA Portugal-palooza<\/a> February\/March 2016<\/em>
\nA Viennese Ball<\/a> January 2016<\/em><\/p>\n

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Paphos, Cyprus (2017)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

2015<\/h3>\n

Storming the Christmas Markets of Alsace<\/a> December 2015<\/em>
\nA Christmasy Weekend in Helsinki and Tallinn<\/a> November\/December 2015<\/em>
\nA Week of Benelux Decadence<\/a> October 2015<\/em>
\nBrittany, France<\/a> September 2015<\/em>
\nA Swiss Miss Weekend<\/a> August 2015<\/em>
\nScrewing Our Courage to the Shakespearean Place<\/a> August 2015<\/em>
\nMy Birthday in Paris<\/a> July 2015<\/em>
\nA Wales of a Weekend<\/a> June 2015<\/em>
\nA Weekend in Florence<\/a> May 2015<\/em>
\nSri Lanka & the Maldives<\/a> February 2015<\/em><\/p>\n

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Sarande, Albania (2016)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

2014<\/h3>\n

Bavaria & Krakow<\/a> October 2014<\/em>
\nOur Costa R-eekend<\/a> September 2014<\/em>
\nPuerto Rico, Muy Rapido<\/a> June 2014<\/em>
\nFeeling Laos-y (and Cambodia-y)<\/a> March 2014<\/em><\/p>\n

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Andorra la Vella, Andorra (2019)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

2013<\/h3>\n

A Danish Christmas<\/a> November 2013<\/em>
\nMore Than Just Machu Picchu<\/a> March 2013<\/em><\/p>\n

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Ch\u00e2teauneuf-du-Pape, Provence, France (2017)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

2012<\/h3>\n

The Thrilla In Manila<\/a> November 2012<\/em>
\nGuatemala 2012, or It’s the End of the World As We Know It<\/a> October 2012<\/em>
\nA Journey to Oz & Middle Earth<\/a> March 2012<\/em><\/p>\n

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Kronberg, Denmark (2013)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

2011<\/h3>\n

Panama-ah-uh-oh-uh-oh<\/a> November 2011<\/em>
\nEcuador & the Galapagos<\/a> February 2011<\/em><\/p>\n

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Machu Picchu, Peru (2012)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

2010<\/h3>\n

Highland Flingin’<\/a> October 2010<\/em>
\nOur Egyptian Pyramid Scheme<\/a> February 2010 <\/em>
\nIceland in the Dark<\/a> January 2010<\/em><\/p>\n

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Gunung Kawi, Bali, Indonesia (2005)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

2009<\/h3>\n

German Road Trip<\/a> October 2009<\/em>
\nA Tour of Vietnam<\/a> February 2009<\/em><\/p>\n

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The White Desert, Egypt (2010)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

2008<\/h3>\n

A South African Experience<\/a> February 2008<\/em><\/p>\n

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Vannes, Brittany, France (2015)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

2007<\/h3>\n

Hanging with Friends in Paris & Barcelona<\/a> October 2007<\/em>
\nWild Jones of Borneo<\/a> February 2007<\/em><\/p>\n

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Hue, Vietnam (2009)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

2006<\/h3>\n

South America Adventure<\/a> February 2006<\/em><\/p>\n

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Oslo, Norway (2018)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

2005<\/h3>\n

Bali High<\/a> October 2005<\/em><\/p>\n

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Sydney, Australia (2012)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

2004<\/h3>\n

On Safari in Africa<\/a> October 2004<\/em>
\nA Week in Croatia, a Day in Slovenia, and 15 Minutes in Bosnia<\/a> May 2004<\/em><\/p>\n

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Carnival in Rio, Brazil (2006)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

2003<\/h3>\n

European Workcamp Extravaganza<\/a> September-October 2003<\/em>
\nBudapest, Vienna, and Prague<\/a> February 2003<\/em><\/p>\n

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Brussels, Belgium (2015)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n