Any port in storm, as the saying goes. In Zumaia, on April Fools’ Day, we […]
Donastia-San Sebastian
Ah Donostia! A simply beautiful curve in the Bay of Biscay, once visited and never […]
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 […]
Marais Poitevin
Any place that alludes to itself as ‘Venice’ is going to be worth a visit. […]
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 […]
Freinsheim & the Deutsche Weinstraße
Spend any amount of time in Germany and you’ll learn that the locals don’t do […]
Heidelberg
Some places you visit because you are drawn to them throughout your life, others wantonly […]