Adventures with Darrow

Adventures with Darrow 🇺🇸 Tauck Tour Director • ITMI certified • Based in France 🇫🇷 ITMI certified tour director and guide providing local and global tours in English and French.

Come on an awesome tour with me from a warm summer in Cannes to a cold winter in the Alps. Some of the places along the ...
09/11/2024

Come on an awesome tour with me from a warm summer in Cannes to a cold winter in the Alps.

Some of the places along the way: Aix-en-Provence, Arles, Tarascon, Tain l’Hermitage, Lyon, Burgundy, Annecy, and Chamonix.

Some highlights from another tour along the Rhône. 
07/09/2024

Some highlights from another tour along the Rhône. 

Here are some highlights from the first family tour of the season. It was a condensed version of our regular tour starti...
06/27/2024

Here are some highlights from the first family tour of the season. It was a condensed version of our regular tour starting in Paris, sailing down the Rhône and ending back in Lyon. A fun and exhausting adventure. 

What an adventure this past tour has been. We started with quite a mess in Paris with President Biden staying at our hot...
06/15/2024

What an adventure this past tour has been. We started with quite a mess in Paris with President Biden staying at our hotel. There were security guards and trucks and dogs all over the place. Just getting into the hotel was a struggle and sometimes we couldn’t even leave. 

After two crazy hectic days in Paris, trying to get around all the road blockages due to President Biden, and the upcoming Olympics, we took the high-speed train to Lyon.

We sailed down to Arles and back and now I’m headed home exhausted but feeling good. 😊

From Vienne to Uzès along the Rhône.
05/27/2024

From Vienne to Uzès along the Rhône.

Evening stroll in Mâcon along the Saône River.
05/24/2024

Evening stroll in Mâcon along the Saône River.

This was my second time visiting this chateau, so instead of joining the guided tour inside, I spent my time exploring t...
05/23/2024

This was my second time visiting this chateau, so instead of joining the guided tour inside, I spent my time exploring the beautiful gardens.

I’m on my third and final training tour which overlaps a lot of the first two tours, however this one includes a visit t...
05/22/2024

I’m on my third and final training tour which overlaps a lot of the first two tours, however this one includes a visit to this château for a wine tasting. The owner is a charming man who told us all about his family’s history over the past 26 generations which began in the 1500s. We got to see a tour of his home inside a wing of the château and then he give us a tasting of some of the wines from his estate.

There’s only one skyscraper within the Paris city limits. After it was built, Parisians panicked and immediately created...
05/19/2024

There’s only one skyscraper within the Paris city limits. After it was built, Parisians panicked and immediately created a law against anymore skyscrapers being built.

After having lived in Paris and visiting many times, I only just finally went to visit the Montparnasse Tower. It’s truly an ugly building with no redeeming qualities except the amazing views from the top.

Good news is there are plans to completely revitalize the building.

If you are interested in the views and make the trip to the top of Montparnasse tower you’ll also get to see a really good time-lapse video of Paris over the last 2000 years.

TRAVEL TIP*I fly a lot for work and pleasure and I’d like to share a little travel tip. I pay for the Chase Sapphire Res...
05/17/2024

TRAVEL TIP*

I fly a lot for work and pleasure and I’d like to share a little travel tip. I pay for the Chase Sapphire Reserve credit card, which is quite expensive. But it has many perks like 3 points on the dollar for every travel related expense, which can then be redeemed for travel on their website at 1.5 per dollar. Not to mention you get $300 back on travel related items. Since I travel a lot and spend a lot on hotels, restaurants, Ubers, etc. I end up getting back about $1500 or so each year. Which more than pays for the card. 

Other benefits include reimbursement for TSA or Global Entry fees.

The best benefit is the Priority Pass, which you can use at most airport lounges. It’s about a $500 value. I’m sitting in a lounge right now and I’m so grateful because the general population pen is packed and I get to sit in a peaceful quiet area with free food and drink.

I’m not getting any kickback for this recommendation, it’s just my own personal plug to make life easier when you travel.

* Apologies, but this credit card is only available to American citizens. 

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