Day one: Nachos, Palais Lascaris and Gnocchi
When visiting a southern city in summer , it’s always a good idea to have some options of things to do
Read More
Returning to Nice: A guide to Vieille Ville
One of the most beautiful neighbourhoods of Nice is Old Nice, or Vielle Ville. Here’s your guide to the highlights, what shops to visit and where you’ll find the best icecream and macaroons!
Read MoreNumbers of Nice
I am someone who likes to make lists. Lists are comforting, orderly, and provide a nice, alternative way of recounting experiences. While there are a lot of posts about the lovely city of Nice to come, in this post I want to summarize our stay in this wonderful city on the Côte d’Azur, in the […]
Read MoreUnexpected companions: The hitchhikers
Every good vacation is filled with new experiences, and our recent trip to Nice was no exception. Some of these experiences are quite unsurprising: seeing new places, discovering cool art, getting locked in… But some of my favourite vacation stories revolve around the more unexpected new experiences. The kind you can’t plan for, but which […]
Read MoreFeathery Postcards: a trip to Avifauna
When our trip to Nice was cut short, we decided to plan some other activities in what was left of our vacation. As a child, I had visited the bird-zoo Avifauna a couple of times and I wanted to visit once more. What better time than during our vacation? Avifauna is a bird-zoo with big […]
Read MoreNice Guide for Ordinary Travelers
Wanderlust Wonderland brings you: a travel guide for ordinary travelers, with must-sees, tips and tricks and the most delicious food, for ordinary travelers, like you and me. I fell in love with Nice the first time I was there. Only fifteen years old on a schooltrip I didn’t even want to be on. But the […]
Read MoreScaredy Cat and the closed gates of Nice
Our last day in Nice was another adventure for Scaredy cat, or rather grumpy cat, when we got locked in three times in one day! Our first day, we had explored the seaside and our second day, we spent at Cimiez Hill before heading towards our second hotel. When booking our vacation, we had planned […]
Read MoreExploring Cimiez Hill
On our first (and only) full day in Nice we set out to explore. Our previous day we had spent at the beach, but today we wanted to explore the city a bit more. So after the traditional croissant and jus d’orange for breakfast, we set out to Cimiez, one of the less touristic places […]
Read MoreA nice Beach Day in Nice
The roadtrip continued when we left Dijon. Destination: Nice. I was so happy driving. The clouds slowly disappeared, the vegetation changed and the temperature didn’t seem to stop rising. We were driving south and we were so excited! The drive from Dijon to Nice took another 6 hours but it’s one of the most beautiful […]
Read More
Wanderlust Wonderland 