Travel Tales with Fergal is a interview travel series listened to in over 130 countries worldwide where Irishman Fergal O'Keeffe chats to a special guest about their travels, adventures and experiences living abroad. We talk about travel, history, culture, people, food, politics, tourism and expat lives.
Fergal has a lifelong love of travel. He loves going on adventures and dreaming and planning of future trips. He brings his natural curiosity and passion when interviewing a wide range of guests from the arts, sports, journalism, business, travel professionals and adventurers. Fergal hope these chats inspire you to dream of future travel adventures like they have inspired him.
He can be found on Instagram and Facebook @traveltaleswithfergal and twitter @fergaltravel
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Travel Tales with Fergal is a interview travel series listened to in over 130 countries worldwide where Irishman Fergal O'Keeffe chats to a special guest about their travels, adventures and experiences living abroad. We talk about travel, history, culture, people, food, politics, tourism and expat lives.
Fergal has a lifelong love of travel. He loves going on adventures and dreaming and planning of future trips. He brings his natural curiosity and passion when interviewing a wide range of guests from the arts, sports, journalism, business, travel professionals and adventurers. Fergal hope these chats inspire you to dream of future travel adventures like they have inspired him.
He can be found on Instagram and Facebook @traveltaleswithfergal and twitter @fergaltravel
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
I’m just back from an amazing trip to the stunning Touraine region in the Loire Valley in France.
A magical place of fairy tale chateaux, French renaissance gardens, gastronomic restaurants, historic royal towns and vineyards of Chenin Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet Franc.
Touraine is said to be blessed by the gods, cherished by the Kings and pampered by Mother Nature. It is said to be the birthplace of the French way of life in a setting dominated by the majestic river Loire, which is listed as part of World Heritage by UNESCO.
I loved the Loire so much that I am going to do a 3 part Loire series over the next few weeks, so keep an eye out next Tuesday for my interview with Geoffrey Nivard, once cheesemonger to the Queen and King of England. And the following week I will interview Serge Desazars, Baron de la Truffe, owner of the largest organic truffle farms in France.
But today I am delighted to have Irish food and travel award winning ournalist Jordan Mooney to share her memories of visiting enchanting chateaux like Rivau, Azay Le Rideau, Noizay, Nitray and Cande. We talk about the great towns to visit like Tours, Chinon, the Royal city of Loches and Chedigny. And the wonderful local food and wine of the famous Touraine, Loire region in France.
Places to visit & Stay
https://www.tastingwithnivard.co.uk
https://www.chateau-nitray.fr
https://chateaudenoizay.com
https://loirevalleylodges.com
https://www.chateaudurivau.com
https://www.azay-le-rideau.fr/en
Tours - https://www.labe-hotel.com/en/
Chinon - https://barondelatruffe.com/en
https://www.chateaudecandes.com/en/
Vineyard lunch https://www.domainedegrosbois.com/
Lunch and wine trip on the Loire - https://les-pecheries-ligeriennes.fr/restaurant-la-cabane-a-matelot.html
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