Taylor's French Adventures

Hi all, And so my four months in France (and Europe in general) have sadly come to an end. The session has come and gone so quickly. After being home for a few days, only now am I really starting to wrap my head around it. I had a wonderful few days in Amsterdam where … More Au revoir France

Hello all, I have a short post to talk about my trip to Rotterdam last week. It was great! Kayla and I left Arras at about 7pm on Friday night and got to Rotterdam at about 11pm. We made our way to our AirBNB, very close to the train station. It was absolutely stunning! Great … More The Colourful Wonderland of Rotterdam

Hi everyone! Sorry for the delay in my blog posts. Since my last post, I have gone on two trips and experienced quite a few weeks of work. Let me tell you about it all… Annecy Last weekend, Vienna, Dany, Kayla and I went to Annecy, France. Annecy is quite close to the Swiss border … More Annecy Alps and London Calling

Hi all, Today I write to tell you about my trip to Barcelona and the always eventful times at work! This past week, I have been on my second round of exchange to Vimy. I am there until Tuesday, and then I return to Beaumont-Hamel for the remainder of the session. I cannot believe how … More 99th Anniversary and Barcelona (mis)Adventures

Bonjour tout le monde, Since my last post my sister has come and gone, I have been to Paris twice, Lille, Amiens, and managed to almost ruin my rental car! Keep reading! (it gets interesting). Paris Part One I left at around 7am and went to the Paris airport to pick up my sister and … More Paris is Always a Good Idea

Hello all, It has been a while since my last post and as usual, lots has happened here in France. I took a day trip to Amiens, went to see Vimy at night and a few more exciting things in between! Amiens I will start off by talking about my trip to Amiens with my … More Moonlit Monument, Amiens and Visitor Madness!

Hello everyone! This week has been my first few days on exchange at Vimy and a trip to the White Cliffs of Dover. On Monday, I started my exchange at Vimy. Usually during the sessions the guides from each site do at least a few days at the opposite site, but this time we are … More Newest Vimy Guide

Bonjour! I have had a great week traveling and working, getting into the groove of the day-to-day here and seeing so much in just two days off. Starting on the work front: all has been well. On Thursday, it snowed here in France!! We claim that it is because so many people from Ottawa are … More Belgian beauty and winter wonderland

Hello all, Time for another post; this time about my week at work and recent trip to Dublin, Ireland! Starting off with my week at work, it was a relatively tame week but tours are getting more and more frequent! Generally, I am giving at least two a day now, each being about 50 minutes. It … More Luck of the Irish

Hello all, I am back today with some news about a recent trip to Lille and a few exciting milestones at work. Let me tell you about them! The weekend consisted of lots of tours which was very fun as it has been quite slow at work given the weather. Weekends at BH are always … More Newfoundlanders, Notre Dame De Lorette and Lille