Voila Curated Travel

01/01/2022

Happy New Year!

12/31/2021

Wishing everyone a happy, healthy New Year! 🥂

12/24/2021

Wishing everyone a joyful holiday! 🎄

11/25/2021

Wishing Everyone a Safe and Happy Thanksgiving!

The Marvelous Sauce, 1890, by Jehan Georges Vibert
Oil on Wood Panel, Collection Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York

11/12/2021

A feast for the eyes at the Chateau Royal de Blois in the Loire Valley!

📸 Alain Dechavanne

11/11/2021

Today we remember. We remember the Armistice that ended WWI, we pay tribute to the fallen, and we honor all of the Veterans who served and sacrificed throughout our history so we may continue to live free.

N'oublions jamais. Let us never forget.
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In the early hours of the morning on November 11th, 1918, a small group of men led by Supreme Allied Commander Marshal Ferdinand Foch met secretly in a train carriage parked in a clearing in the Forest of Compiègne, in northeastern France. Both sides had arrived three days earlier, and the Allies presented the terms of the truce. Foch gave the German delegation 72 hours to accept the agreement that would end The Great War.

At 11:00 am on the 11th day of the 11th month, the guns would finally fall silent on the Western Front after more than four years of war. Sadly, more than 11,000 soldiers and civilians were killed or injured in the final hours before the Armistice took effect. In some places, news of the cease-fire took even longer to arrive, and the full demobilization of forces was not complete until 1920. In the end, the conflict claimed 20 million lives – soldiers and civilians, and wounded another 23 million.

In an unbelievable and unfortunate series of events, the war’s end was falsely reported to media outlets abroad four days before the Armistice was actually signed. Headlines announced the peace, and celebrations broke out in the streets as the jubilant news quickly spread. By that evening, the true situation came to light. On the 8th, all the papers could do was attempt to explain the strange circumstances that led to the incredible error. Thankfully, the end of the war was actually near, and the headlines and celebrations resumed just days later.

Signing Of The Armistice, 11th November 1918, by Maurice Pillard Verneuil

11/10/2021

David Hockney's Four Seasons on display until Valentine's day at the Musée de l'Orangerie.

: Le peintre britannique David Hockney s'est installé il y a deux ans au cœur du pays d'Auge. Il a suivi chacune des saisons de cette région pour en faire une exposition 2.0.

11/08/2021

Wow! 800 years of construction in under 3 minutes! A great video showing how the Louvre has changed over time to what it is today.

From a medieval fortress to an art museum, the Louvre palace has undergone eight centuries of architectural transformation, making it an embodiment of French...

11/05/2021

I’ve tried a lot of bags over the years and I have to agree with the number one pick. It’s far and Away my favorite suitcase ever.

We asked, you answered: These are the best luggage brands to bring on your travels.

10/20/2021

Soon you’ll be able to visit the interior of the Colonne de Juillet-opening to the public this week!

Réservez vos places pour suivre une visite-conférence de la nécropole de la colonne de Juillet !