Brittany Coastal Camping Guide: GR34 from Saint-Brieuc to Saint-Malo, Episode 617
Sep 27, 2026
Could you hike the Brittany coast with just a tent and a bus app? Jennifer Gruenke did. She walked the GR34 from Saint-Brieuc to Saint-Malo this summer and never booked a single night. Annie Sargent asks her how it worked. Jennifer explains what those campground stars really mean. She paid 8 to 20 euros a night,...
Women in the Panthéon episode: Geneviève de Gaulle-Anthonioz and Germaine Tillion, Episode 616
Sep 20, 2026
Annie Sargent talks with Elyse Rivin about two women honored in the Panthéon. Geneviève de Gaulle-Anthonioz and Germaine Tillion both joined the French Resistance as young women. Both got arrested. Both survived deportation to Ravensbrück, where they met and became lifelong friends.
Loire Valley Chateaux (Plus a Month of French Lessons in Tours), Episode 615
Sep 13, 2026
Annie Sargent chats with Rowena Sjovall, a repeat Bootcamper who just spent a full month living in Tours. Rowena signed up for four weeks of intensive French classes, rented her own apartment, and shopped the local markets like a local. On her days off, she explored Loire Valley chateaux most tourists skip:...
Jean-François de Galaup, Comte de Lapérouse: France's Greatest Explorer You've Never Heard Of
Sep 6, 2026
Annie Sargent talks with Elyse Rivin about Jean-François de Galaup, Comte de Lapérouse. He was born near Albi. He became one of France's greatest naval explorers. Louis XVI sent him to finish mapping the Pacific after Captain Cook.
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