{"id":1652,"date":"2012-10-02T03:24:48","date_gmt":"2012-10-02T02:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/\/?p=1652"},"modified":"2025-07-01T09:54:24","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T08:54:24","slug":"denise-and-merricks-treasures-of-france-part-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/denise-and-merricks-treasures-of-france-part-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Denise and Merrick’s Treasures of France (Part 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is our first time experiencing a guided vacation and I must be honest in saying that we always thought this wasn’t for us. We love to travel and experience this wonderful world we live in and meet the interesting people who make each destination unique. We love to explore and absorb the whole vibe of places we visit, from the smells and tastes to the rhythm of the street. We love to take things in on our own time with only a general guideline for time and no real schedule. However, a friend of ours explained that Trafalgar offered guided vacations that we would love. And so, for our 30th<\/sup> anniversary we are heading back to Europe to try something new.<\/p>\n

After reviewing the itinerary for Treasures of France<\/span><\/a>, I was intrigued by how little was scheduled, yet still managing to visit almost all of the places we were hoping to see if we were to go on our own.\u00a0 I was also excited to read about surprises and unplanned stops as well as the optional excursions. This is actually sounding a lot like the way we enjoy discovering new places! So with our bags packed and our minds open we head off on yet another of our adventures, this time leaving the leg work to professionals.<\/p>\n

What can I say?\u00a0 Our first day was full of “Ooo La La’s!” We arrived from Canada, excited for our first taste of Paris.\u00a0 Friendly Trafalgar transfer staff whisked us off to our hotel, which to our surprise was just off of the Champs d’Elise on a lovely avenue, lined with wisterias in full bloom. It truly was my vision of Paris, and I was in heaven.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The Eiffel Tower!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Our Welcome Dinner was at a lovely bistro just down the street, with a view of the Arc de Triomphe.\u00a0 The atmosphere and the food was first rate, with a French onion soup to die for, and cr\u00e8me brule for dessert.\u00a0 We met our travel companions for the week, and I can’t believe over the next week we will actually see all that our Travel Director<\/span>, Giovanna, has promised!<\/p>\n

Our next day in Paris began with the view from Montmartre overlooking the city.\u00a0 I think the view actually outdid the history and majesty of the beautiful cathedral built up there.\u00a0 I still can’t believe we are here.\u00a0I would have to say that although we have been to many places today, from Rouen to Honfleur and Normandy to Bayeau, we are finding the wealth of knowledge wrapped up in\u00a0our wonderful Travel Director, the most impressive.\u00a0 We love the beautiful architecture, countryside\u00a0and towns\u00a0and villages, but the stories that go with them are the\u00a0most interesting, and bring the mortar stone and slate to life.<\/p>\n

\"A<\/a>
A Parisian cathedral<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The\u00a0stop\u00a0at Juno Beach\u00a0was especially\u00a0meaningful to us, as so many of our countrymen gave their lives on that beach in the name of freedom. Just standing on that same sand sent shivers down to our very souls.\u00a0 It was something we will never forget.<\/p>\n

One of our next stops was the famous Bayeux Tapestry. Although I, like many people the world over, have come across pictures of this, to see this work of art and history in its entirety was absolutely amazing.\u00a0 Whether you are\u00a0a crafter and could marvel at the sheer number of hours and talent required to create a piece of tapestry of this size, or are a history buff and could appreciate the story of William the Conqueror in 1066, this historical treasure was mesmerizing.\u00a0 To me the most intriguing part about this piece is that in a time long before anyone could pick up a newspaper or textbook, or find information in seconds at the click of a mouse, these people told their story in such a detailed manner, and it has lasted for centuries.\u00a0 I feel quite humbled and inadequate sitting at my keyboard relating my travels knowing that in a few minutes, I will click “send” and it will disappear and sometimes, to my frustration, disappear forever into cyberspace.<\/p>\n

The rain cleared for us to explore the town of Bayeux, and then it was off to Saint Malo, a city with a unique identity and history. We loved the city and our Local Guide, Coco, a proud resident of this wonderful gem.\u00a0 She brought the city’s history and legends to life, and it’s unique, if not questionable, beginnings. I wonder what surprises tomorrow will bring?<\/p>\n

Denise McCall, Canada<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This is our first time experiencing a guided vacation and I must be honest in saying that we always thought this wasn’t for us. We love to travel and experience this wonderful world we live in and meet the interesting people who make each destination unique. We love to explore and absorb the whole vibe […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4145,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[4909],"tags":[32,1904,1432,1906],"class_list":["post-1652","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-people-stories","tag-france","tag-guest-experience","tag-travel-guide","tag-treasures-of-france"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nDenise and Merrick's Treasures of France (Part 1) - Real Word<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Join Denise and Merrick on their first tour of France as they explore Paris, Normandy, and Saint Malo, uncovering rich history and heartfelt moments.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/denise-and-merricks-treasures-of-france-part-one\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Denise and Merrick's Treasures of France (Part 1)\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Join Denise and Merrick on their first tour of France as they explore Paris, Normandy, and Saint Malo, uncovering rich history and heartfelt moments.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/denise-and-merricks-treasures-of-france-part-one\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Real Word\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2012-10-02T02:24:48+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-07-01T08:54:24+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/conrad-cathedral1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"960\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Trafalgar Team\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Trafalgar Team\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/denise-and-merricks-treasures-of-france-part-one\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/denise-and-merricks-treasures-of-france-part-one\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Trafalgar Team\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/c3df591fb54c01c69956ea7be785a693\"},\"headline\":\"Denise and Merrick’s Treasures of France (Part 1)\",\"datePublished\":\"2012-10-02T02:24:48+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-07-01T08:54:24+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/denise-and-merricks-treasures-of-france-part-one\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":784,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/denise-and-merricks-treasures-of-france-part-one\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2012\\\/10\\\/conrad-cathedral1.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"france\",\"guest experience\",\"travel guide\",\"Treasures of France\"],\"articleSection\":[\"People & Stories\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/denise-and-merricks-treasures-of-france-part-one\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/denise-and-merricks-treasures-of-france-part-one\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/denise-and-merricks-treasures-of-france-part-one\\\/\",\"name\":\"Denise and Merrick's Treasures of France (Part 1) - Real Word\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/denise-and-merricks-treasures-of-france-part-one\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/denise-and-merricks-treasures-of-france-part-one\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2012\\\/10\\\/conrad-cathedral1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2012-10-02T02:24:48+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-07-01T08:54:24+00:00\",\"description\":\"Join Denise and Merrick on their first tour of France as they explore Paris, Normandy, and Saint Malo, uncovering rich history and heartfelt moments.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/denise-and-merricks-treasures-of-france-part-one\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/denise-and-merricks-treasures-of-france-part-one\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/denise-and-merricks-treasures-of-france-part-one\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2012\\\/10\\\/conrad-cathedral1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2012\\\/10\\\/conrad-cathedral1.jpg\",\"width\":720,\"height\":960,\"caption\":\"Sacrament chapel, paris, france.\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/denise-and-merricks-treasures-of-france-part-one\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Denise and Merrick’s Treasures of France (Part 1)\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/\",\"name\":\"Real Word\",\"description\":\"Travel articles, insights and stories from Trafalgar\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Real Word\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/04\\\/TT_RealWorld_Opt01-horizontal-Black.svg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/04\\\/TT_RealWorld_Opt01-horizontal-Black.svg\",\"width\":643,\"height\":83,\"caption\":\"Real Word\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/c3df591fb54c01c69956ea7be785a693\",\"name\":\"Trafalgar Team\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/ad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536?s=96\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/ad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536?s=96\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/ad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536?s=96\",\"caption\":\"Trafalgar Team\"},\"description\":\"The team at Trafalgar are a diverse bunch of travel-lovers dedicated to helping people have amazing, in-depth travel experiences. We can't think of anything better than diving deep into a new culture, and we love sharing our passion for travel with our readers and guests.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/author\\\/trafalgarblog\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Denise and Merrick's Treasures of France (Part 1) - Real Word","description":"Join Denise and Merrick on their first tour of France as they explore Paris, Normandy, and Saint Malo, uncovering rich history and heartfelt moments.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/denise-and-merricks-treasures-of-france-part-one\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Denise and Merrick's Treasures of France (Part 1)","og_description":"Join Denise and Merrick on their first tour of France as they explore Paris, Normandy, and Saint Malo, uncovering rich history and heartfelt moments.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/denise-and-merricks-treasures-of-france-part-one\/","og_site_name":"Real Word","article_published_time":"2012-10-02T02:24:48+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-07-01T08:54:24+00:00","og_image":[{"width":720,"height":960,"url":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/conrad-cathedral1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Trafalgar Team","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Trafalgar Team","Estimated reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/denise-and-merricks-treasures-of-france-part-one\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/denise-and-merricks-treasures-of-france-part-one\/"},"author":{"name":"Trafalgar Team","@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/#\/schema\/person\/c3df591fb54c01c69956ea7be785a693"},"headline":"Denise and Merrick’s Treasures of France (Part 1)","datePublished":"2012-10-02T02:24:48+00:00","dateModified":"2025-07-01T08:54:24+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/denise-and-merricks-treasures-of-france-part-one\/"},"wordCount":784,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/denise-and-merricks-treasures-of-france-part-one\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/conrad-cathedral1.jpg","keywords":["france","guest experience","travel guide","Treasures of France"],"articleSection":["People & Stories"],"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/denise-and-merricks-treasures-of-france-part-one\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/denise-and-merricks-treasures-of-france-part-one\/","url":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/denise-and-merricks-treasures-of-france-part-one\/","name":"Denise and Merrick's Treasures of France (Part 1) - Real Word","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/denise-and-merricks-treasures-of-france-part-one\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/denise-and-merricks-treasures-of-france-part-one\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/conrad-cathedral1.jpg","datePublished":"2012-10-02T02:24:48+00:00","dateModified":"2025-07-01T08:54:24+00:00","description":"Join Denise and Merrick on their first tour of France as they explore Paris, Normandy, and Saint Malo, uncovering rich history and heartfelt moments.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/denise-and-merricks-treasures-of-france-part-one\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/denise-and-merricks-treasures-of-france-part-one\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/denise-and-merricks-treasures-of-france-part-one\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/conrad-cathedral1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/conrad-cathedral1.jpg","width":720,"height":960,"caption":"Sacrament chapel, paris, france."},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/denise-and-merricks-treasures-of-france-part-one\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Denise and Merrick’s Treasures of France (Part 1)"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/","name":"Real Word","description":"Travel articles, insights and stories from Trafalgar","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/#organization","name":"Real Word","url":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/TT_RealWorld_Opt01-horizontal-Black.svg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/TT_RealWorld_Opt01-horizontal-Black.svg","width":643,"height":83,"caption":"Real Word"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/#\/schema\/person\/c3df591fb54c01c69956ea7be785a693","name":"Trafalgar Team","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536?s=96","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536?s=96","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536?s=96","caption":"Trafalgar Team"},"description":"The team at Trafalgar are a diverse bunch of travel-lovers dedicated to helping people have amazing, in-depth travel experiences. We can't think of anything better than diving deep into a new culture, and we love sharing our passion for travel with our readers and guests.","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com"],"url":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/author\/trafalgarblog\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1652","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1652"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1652\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4145"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1652"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1652"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1652"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}