The Attentive Traveler is the home of the travel blog for Bill & Jackie Pritchard. We live to travel… we periodically feel an urge to
Welcome to Château de Chenonceau, one of France’s most enchanting and historically significant castles. Often called the “Ladies’ Château” due to the influential women who
Maria Popova’s “The Marginalian” is a treasure that I consume each Sunday and again a small dose on Wednesday. Her suggestions populate my reading list.
Straddling the widest stretch of the Loire River, Amboise is an inviting town with a pleasing old quarter below its hilltop chateau. A castle has
Nestled just 500 meters from the Royal Château of Amboise, the elegant pink-brick manor known as Château du Clos Lucé holds a special place in
Rising majestically above the Loire River on a strategic promontory, the Château Royal d’Amboise stands as one of the most significant and beautiful royal residences
Water Mirror Renaissance – Poetry in Stone and Reflection Welcome to Château d’Azay-le-Rideau, one of the Loire Valley’s most perfect expressions of early French Renaissance
If you have time for only one stop in Brittany, do Dinan. Hefty ramparts corral its half-timbered and cobbled quaintness into Brittany’s best medieval town
Saint-Malo stands as one of France’s most captivating coastal cities, rising dramatically from the shores of the English Channel in Brittany. This walled city combines
The Marvel of the West – Island Abbey Between Sea and Sky Welcome to Mont Saint-Michel, the ‘Marvel of the West’ – a granite island
Utah Beach breathes with a quiet, contemplative rhythm—a pulse that feels both ancient and forever marked by June 6, 1944. Unlike the more visited Omaha