Robert Louis Stephenson said that “to travel hopefully is better than to arrive” and he […]
Category: France
Dune du Pilat & Atlantic Coast beaches
In 2012 we had clambered up the enormous and other-worldly Dune du Pilat to gaze […]
Arcachon Bay & Atlantic Coast
The west coast of Bordeaux running south towards the Spanish border is perhaps a corner […]
Saintes
For anyone who loves wandering off a beaten path and being rewarded with the sights […]
Fougères & Vitré
A medieval stronghold on a rocky promontory, Fougères is protected by a magnificent feudal castle […]
Cancale & Baie du Mont Saint-Michel
Spring needed to have sprung and with no sign of the coldest March on record […]
Mont Cenis pass
Researching the pass before leaving home we had read that it was ‘easy’ on a […]
Villages of the Savoie
The winding river Arc flows through a valley known as the Porte de Maurienne. The […]
Medieval city of Conflans
Overnight we formed our plan. 30 miles seemed to the tipping point at which whatever […]
An anxious day in Annecy
Annecy, like Noyers, was a trip destination based on our charity stall book of ‘100 […]