"Health, History & Horses" ― Saratoga Springs, NY slogan
After a whirlwind two weeks in Sardinia, Tuscany, South of France, and Corsica, I returned home Saturday from Nice on a nonstop United flight to Newark (so convenient!) and was so happy to snuggle with Quatro again. I hope you enjoy flipping through each day's photos on Nine Muses Travel's Instagram or Facebook because I had a lot of fun posting - especially of the artist village of Saint-Paul-de-Vence. Discovering it was like entering Disneyworld for the first time as a child. Everywhere I looked there was something magical and unexpected from monster-size fresh nougat to amazing art galleries. And the Maeght Foundation has been added to my personal list of Happy Places. Our little group of American advisors and our trip host from Key 2 Business all stayed in the heart of the village at Le Saint Paul, a Relais & Châteaux property, and enjoyed a private farewell dinner in their wine cellar.
While I was traveling, I got three new requests for the South of France! I'm excited to share what I've learned first-hand - like how 2025 will be the year of Cézanne in Aix-en-Provence. A major exhibition is planned at the Musée Granet along with other events at his family home at Jas de Bourffan, his studio, and the Bibemus quarry, where he used to love to paint. And if you're interested in attending the summer performing arts festivals at Avignon or Aix-en-Provence, then please contact me ASAP because hotel space goes really, really fast when they're both running in July!
Today I was on the move again and took Amtrak up to Saratoga Springs, where I was invited by the European Historic Thermal Towns Association (EHTTA) to participate in their International Spa Heritage Festival. EHTTA preserves and promotes Europe’s mineral thermal waters and spa towns, representing 50 thermal destinations in 18 European countries. They're kindly hosting me at the historic Gideon Putnam, the only hotel located right inside Saratoga Spa State Park, which became an EHTTA international partner two years ago. The festival program includes European officials, mayors, and tourism leaders from more than 11 countries, including Italy, Spain, Croatia, Germany, and France plus a small group of select American travel advisors like me. They've even gifted us advisors a mineral bath treatment when we arrive at the Roosevelt Baths & Spa (seen in the postcard above). If you're in the area, the spa festival is open to the public, so come on by!
You know, I still can't believe this year I'm having. It's been filled with such travel joy. I constantly crave knowledge, and we learn so much when we travel. We taste new foods, marvel at fascinating history, meet new people with different backgrounds and perspectives, and we continue to sweetly savor these brief moments we share together. I want to make the most of all my days, and for me that means exploring the world. I'm passionate about travel, the arts, culture, history, and cuisine - just like you. I sincerely hope my adventures inspire you to travel too. Nine Muses Travel is all about Journeys Designed to Inspire!
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