Adventures in France: A Road Trip with Older Teens, Episode 523
Join Us in France Travel Podcast
Annie Sargent
4.6 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 8 December 2024
⏱️ 68 minutes
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Summary
What’s it like to road trip through France with older teens? In Adventures in France: A Road Trip with Older Teens, host Annie Sargent chats with guest Emily Whimster, a New Zealander living in Australia, about her 18-day adventure across France and Italy with her partner and two older teens. From breathtaking landscapes to unique activities, their journey is full of excitement, challenges, and plenty of family fun.
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Emily shares how they started in Paris before driving through Normandy to visit the D-Day beaches and the Caen Memorial. They explored castles in the Loire Valley, including an unforgettable hot air balloon ride over Château de Chenonceau. Their road trip continued to Bordeaux, with a stop at the iconic Dune du Pilat for hiking and paragliding.
In Chamonix, the family embraced the Alps with tandem paragliding, hiking, and even watching the Olympic torch relay. Emily recounts her partner’s daughter’s dream of lounging on a Mediterranean beach, fulfilled at the stunning Eden Plage near Menton. They also made time to see the Tour de France’s thrilling hill climb stage in Italy, where they had a chance encounter with an Australian team manager.
Emily reflects on the joys of flexibility in their travel style, the benefits of renting a car, and lessons learned about French culture, like how to navigate markets and order decaf coffee. Throughout the episode, Annie and Emily offer practical advice and plenty of laughs.
Whether you’re planning your own family road trip or dreaming about future travels, this episode is packed with inspiration. Listen to Adventures in France: A Road Trip with Older Teens for insights, travel tips, and stories that capture the magic of exploring France with older kids. Don’t miss it!
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| 0:00.0 | This is Join us in France, episode 523. |
| 0:31.5 | Bonjour, I'm Annie Sargent and join us in France, episode 523. Bonjour, I'm Annie Sargent, and join us in France is the podcast where we take a conversational journey through the beauty, culture, and flavors of France. |
| 0:39.5 | Today, I bring you a trip report with Emily Wimster about her thrilling adventures road-tripping through France with older teens. Discover the best spots, funny mishaps, and practical tips for family travel. |
| 0:46.8 | I hope you tune in to learn how to make the most of your trip to France. |
| 0:51.3 | This podcast is supported by donors and listeners who buy my tours and services, including |
| 0:55.9 | my itinerary consult service, my GPS self-guided tours of Paris on the voice map app, |
| 1:01.9 | or take a day trip with me around the southwest in my electric car. |
| 1:06.7 | You can browse all of that on my boutique, join us in France.com for a slash boutique. |
| 1:11.7 | And Patreon supporters get new episodes as soon as they are ready and add free. |
| 1:16.5 | If that sounds good to you, be like them. |
| 1:19.2 | Follow the link in the show notes. |
| 1:21.5 | Right now at the boutique, you'll also find the information page for the boot camp 2025. |
| 1:27.4 | Bootcamp is a once a year opportunity to join me and Elise in France for real. |
| 1:32.8 | I am delighted to see that we have several return boot campers this year again and many new |
| 1:39.1 | boot campers as well. When people want to do something again, that's a good sign that it was a great time. |
| 1:47.1 | We'd love to have you join us as well. |
| 1:50.5 | Take a look. |
| 1:51.3 | It'll probably sell out soon because there's only a handful of seats left. |
| 1:56.0 | For the magazine part of the podcast, after the interview today, I'll discuss the reopening of Notre Dame |
| 2:01.1 | of Paris Cathedral and how you can get a ticket to visit it yourself, as well as an update |
| 2:08.0 | on Igor, the retired guide dog, and welcome to join us in France. |
| 2:26.1 | Bonjour Annie. Thank you for having me. |
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