French Mystique Tours

23/01/2024

Hello everybody! Yeah, it's been a while since I've posted but I haven't forgotten about those of you who enjoy my posts and I'd like to put out a little reminder that I am also somewhat of an aspiring travel writer of all things French and if you'd like to sample my travel writing expertise (trust me, I don't use words that have more than 3 syllables) then check out the link below to see my reportage of a day exploring the countryside near Paris in the environs of Giverny. It's got loads of gorgeous countryside and quaint village photos plus my usual dose of personal humorous observations.

Ahhhh......Giverny. Who doesn't love impressionist paintings? And what impressionist lover visiting Paris doesn't want to visit the house of Claude Monet? The sense of anticipation as you stroll

09/10/2023

Fishing Reserve. No Fishing Allowed.

24/09/2023

Some pix of my countryside explorations today.

20/09/2023

Went for a walk in the Bois de Vincennes and paid a visit to the lovely Jardin de l'Ecole du Breuil, which you can visit if you do French Mystique Tours 3 Hour Marne River / Bois de Vincennes Tour.

16/09/2023

If you're ever going to visit the Cotentin peninsula in Normandy there are many wonderful sites to visit and many beautiful countryside roads to explore. Here are a few pix of the Abbaye de Hambye and some country road scenery.

12/09/2023

Here are some pix from one of my vacation days in Normandy on the Cotentin peninsula. If you look carefully you'll notice my photos of Mont Saint-Michel in the distance.

10/09/2023

French Mystique Tours has been on vacation for the past few days on the Cotentin peninsula in Normandy. Here are a few pics from today's explorations.

23/08/2023

Went for a hike in the Forest of Fontainebleau today, which is noted for its unusual boulders formations, cliffs, gorges and the occasional scenic vista. I saw them all today.

22/08/2023

Today's countryside walk was in the Yvelines département in the Vallée de la Bièvre.

21/08/2023

Here are a few photos of the sights you'll see if you do The Marne River Tour with French Mystique Tours.

19/08/2023

Some follow up pix of driving through the countryside after yesterday's visit of Le Jardin du Point du Jour.

18/08/2023

Visited Le Jardin du Point du Jour today to experience some beauty and magic. If you happen to be driving in the countryside a little over an hour east of Paris I highly recommend a visit here. As a bonus there is some beautiful countryside to explore on quiet country roads in the area and I'll post about that tomorrow.

https://jardin-lepointdujour.com/

16/08/2023

Had a lovely tour with some fun customers on my Crécy-la-Chapelle to Coulommiers Tour. If you're a serious cyclist looking for some hills and a workout this might be the tour for you. Of course, like all of my tours the scenery is always beautiful.

07/08/2023

She's a major instagram star in Paris. I know you've all seen her in my other posts but there's just no way you can not love or want to make a post about Taga the cat who likes to hang out on the turnstiles in a major train station which thousands of people pass through every day. This cat is special. She totally makes everyone's passage through the train station just a little less gray.

25/09/2022

Visited the Château de Saint-Jean de Beauregard today (just south of Paris) for their annual Fête des Plantes d'Automne, which attracts hundreds of flower/plant vendors and various other merchants from all over France. Plus, the château and its formal flower gardens merit a visit even without a festival. An overall lovely autumn day surrounded by beauty. Oh, then I saw a camel in the moat of an anonymous château at the end of the day. Not sure what that was all about.

08/09/2022

For fans of the Mediterranean coast here are some photos of my lovely walk today, mostly in/around La Seyne-sur-Mer. So many people want to get off the beaten path on the Med coast and so few people know how to do this. Well, never fear, French Mystique Tours is here to show you photos of such places. I guarantee that you've never read about La Seyne-sur-Mer on any influencer's blog. If you want the real deal then check with French Mystique Tours because you'll never end up in a tourist trap following their advice. ;)

04/09/2022

Spent a lovely day walking around and swimming at Ile du Grand Gaou.

03/09/2022

Did a nice walk on the Med coast today.

01/09/2022

Lovely visit today of the Ile du Gaou departing from the Port du Brusc in Six-Fours-les-Plages.

29/08/2022

Visited the lovely villages of La Cadière d'Azur and Le Castellet today. The first 12 photos are of Le Castellet, the next 9 are La Cadière d'Azur and then back to Le Castellet.

27/08/2022

French Mystique Tours is on vacation in the south of France right now and I won't be returning until around the 12th of September. But while I'm on vacation I'll share some of my vacation photos so here are a few photos of Evenos and Ollioules.

16/07/2022

Had a great bike tour in Paris today with lovely customers. Ran across a group of bikers from Sweden doing a charity ride for cancer. Here they are being victorious in front of The Eiffel Tower. Also included are my customers in front of Les Invalides and Serge Gainsbourg's former home.

17/05/2022

French Mystique Tours has been getting a lot of likes on his page recently and he would like to thank not only those who have given recent likes but all who are fans of his FB posts and in honor of that he will post some photos of the bike ride he is currently enjoying (like, right now) in the Vexin region northwest of Paris. I hope you all enjoy these photos as much as I am enjoying experiencing them.

22/03/2022

Had a lovely visit today of the beautiful Jardin de l'Ecole du Breuil, Paris's horticultural school. See the gardens and more when you book a bike tour with French Mystique Tours!

16/02/2022

French Mystique Tours has been getting lots of new likes recently and I'd like to thank you all for the likes. Hopefully we are starting to get over the Covid hump and I hope to see some of you on a tour with me this season. If you are worried about reserving a tour for fear of Covid related travel rules/restrictions ruining your trip to France then fear not. If you make a deposit and your vacation plans get cancelled due to Covid you will receive a full refund of your deposit no questions asked. But hopefully that won't happen so let's go biking!

24/01/2022

The winter weather was perfect today for a lovely hike in the countryside under sunny, blue skies. French Mystique Tours finds the best hikes in the countryside near Paris and today's hike was in the Yvelines département west of Paris. Saw lots of nature, medieval stuff, animals and all that!

22/01/2022

French Mystique Tours has the most amazing and unique bike tours in the countryside near Paris, and that's because he is the only bike tour company in Paris that offers such tours. But he also loves to explore new places near Paris and always discovers new and unexpected surprises just for his own pleasure. There are so many wonderful places in the countryside near Paris that you'll never learn about by reading a guidebook and no tour company will take you to such places. Yesterday I went for a lovely walk in the Essonne département and even though it's mid winter I still managed to find beauty.