Pack suitcase, pack up and tidy house, clean hire car, 4 hour train ride from Gare du Vannes to Paris, race across town just in time to board the 2 hour train ride on the Eurostar to London, cart suitcase up and down stairs to get to the Victoria line on the London Underground, swap lines... Continue Reading →

You know when something is randomly funny and you laugh until you almost wet your pants and then you laugh at other people laughing and then for the days/weeks/months after you laugh every time you think of the incident. Well on our train ride earlier in the trip from Paris to Narbonne we were whiling... Continue Reading →

I can't quite believe that this leg is coming to a close after 3 weeks in France, this is our last day!  I feel that Bella can sense that something is amiss because she is reluctant to leave my side (this is not actually true - Bella does exactly what she wants) Although Edward, Our... Continue Reading →

One of my favourite places in the France, nay, they world is Mont Saint Michel - purely because of its beauty and its history and that this is a monastery that has been built on the top of a rock! Since my last visit here with my lovely friend Madeline quite some years before the... Continue Reading →

Today's adventure took us to Malestroit where there was a small market. Here are some of the fabulous things that were on offer for us... Can you believe that somebody did this model's hair up and thought "Yup - this is going to sell a lot of hair clips! and you know what?  I'll leave... Continue Reading →

Today's adventure took us to Tréhorenteuc, or more specifically to the magical forest of Brocéliande where the legend of King Arthur lives on. Its newest attraction is artist François Davin’s golden tree, L'Or de Brocéliande - which symbolises the enduring life of the ancient forest, which survived a five-day fire in 1990. Is was greatly discussed... Continue Reading →

This is Debra. Debra had some very groovy sunglasses that magnetically stuck to her seeing glasses, but sadly they broke during our trip. After many a trying on of sunglasses to wear over the top of her seeing glasses, Debra was forced to purchase these clip on numbers. Today the glasses flipped up with a... Continue Reading →

This is our trusty people mover that we've been getting around in whilst in Brittany.  I've been doing the driving and Deb has been our awesome navigator.  So far we've seen a number of places that were not on our intended itinerary, but how lucky were we to have spontaneously added such fabulous scenes to... Continue Reading →

Each morning we've been waking up to some amazing fog - as amazing as fog can be. So on this particular morning I went for a walk down to the canal to catch the magic over the water. and to try and capture some of the pretty things we pass along the canal like this... Continue Reading →

Today's mission was to visit a pretty town called Josselin that had its very own castle. We got there, we parked the car and this was the first sign we saw in a window. One of the things that I love about France (or Europe) is that they don't knock things down when they become... Continue Reading →

So we got on the train, only slightly worse for wear and settled in for a 2 hour journey to Bordeaux.  Feeling a little peckish, I walked down the food carriage to purchase myself a tasty snack. Ham & cheese baguette?  Yes please! Except, this is what I got.  Possibly the only place in the... Continue Reading →

Our train was booked for 9.10am from Toulouse to Bordeaux. The day before Deb spoke to Leo, the chap who lives in the apartment building and checks people in, about ordering two taxis for the morning.  Leo then called Pierre, the guy who owns the apartments, to get him to call the taxis. The train... Continue Reading →

I have been to Paris a few times now and I have just decided that Toulouse is my new favourite city in France. This is the main square in Toulouse and there are lovely little windy streets that come off the square full of cafes and shops and bars filled with vibrant French people (and... Continue Reading →

We've been on the boat for two nights now and sleeping outside on the deck has been divine.  Not a lot of sleep has been had due to the flood lights shining directly onto the deck of the boat, however the fact that there is a strong breeze completely outweighs any light issues for me.... Continue Reading →

Today was all about wine. Vin en Vacances is the name of the company that we went on THE. BEST. WINE. TOUR. ever!  I've popped the link to their website right up the front because I want anybody coming to this region of France to use them.... and especially to ask for: Kate Wardell Kate, our... Continue Reading →

Our Intrepid guide, George showed up exactly on time, however the boat wasn't going to be ready for another hour, so he took us over the bridge to have a beer and a look in a local wine/tourist shop. Jason nearly had a conniption when he saw these monstrosities! We were in the Languedoc wine... Continue Reading →

Deb has been brilliantly organising this whole French leg, so I've had no input into the where or the what or they whyfors which has been a bit of a mixed bag for me because I'm usually the one who has done it and therefore knows all about the vital accommodation/travel information..... but this time... Continue Reading →