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Édith Piaf, the Murder of Louis Leplée, and Montmartre

Near the beginning of the movie A Star is Born, you see…
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Charles Godefroy and the Arc de Triomphe

The Arc de Triomphe has always been a rallying point for soldiers…
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Discoveries triggered by sleeping effigies at Père Lachaise

There are numerous graves at Père Lachaise with sculpted effigies of people…
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The brutality and confusion of Flanders Fields

If you Google “is Flanders Fields a real place,” the pre-baked Google…
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The Panthéon and Hoche

The Panthéon in Paris is King Louis XV’s great contribution to the…
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Who is buried in the Orchard Dump Cemetery? (a.k.a. Finding Max)

Note: The backstory of the Finding Max series can be found on…
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Very few original, intact WW1 trenches still exist

Evidence of the Great War is still visible on the landscape in…
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Beautiful Photos of Brugge’s Canals

Brugge’s prime and strategic location on the North Sea has ensured that…
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Little Details, Brugge

This is my second Easter spent in Brugge. The first was in…
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Finding Frank… at the Menin Road South Cemetery, Ypres

In 1916, Menin Road was the route that Allied troops took from…
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Finding Joseph… at the Cabaret-Rouge Cemetery in Souchez

Cabaret-Rouge is close to Vimy Ridge (France) and is one of a…
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So many cemeteries… so much death…

The overwhelming thing about touring the countryside in Belgium and France is…
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