We’ve had a ball.

We put a bit more effort in today with a round trip walk of 10 miles. Well you do have to find the right place […]

But the first brit was only 13th but hey we’ve been to the Olympics!! We went to find a good viewing point for the men’s […]

Nearly didn’t stop in Chartres but very pleased we did. The cathedral was magnificent as they always are, always overlooking the villages. One unusual aspect […]

The aim today was to go shopping. We chose Turquant because it had artisanal craft shops built into the caves. We arrived at lunchtime and […]

We love gardens, we love contemporary art and we love sculptures and today we found all three in the beautiful gardens of the Chateau Villandry. […]

We knew it was going to be hot today so where better to go than a cave, a wine cave no less, but a special […]

The sun is shining, the fields are full of sunflowers, the verges crammed with wild flowers, magical castles are in abundance, the French open roads […]

After a bit of breakfast contemplation we decided that we ought to see more of the region than just vines. We headed to the east […]

Nuits-St-Georges, the holy grail for many a wine lover, so what choice did we have? Every other house and shop was a wine tasting venue […]

After saying goodbye to one of the local residents, a red squirrel, we said goodbye to Lyon. We set off towards the Route des Grand […]

Lyon is the second largest city in France and is based around 2 rivers. Today we started looking at murals/Street art in the Croix-rousse (Old […]

Once we’d finished all the household bits and sussed the tram strike we ventured forth. Lyon is a city of 2 rivers, the Rhone and […]

Today was a day of crossing borders. We crossed from France to Italy over the Col de Lombardie. The scenery was magnificent as it has […]

What do you do when Thunderstorms threaten? We jumped in our MX5, Max, and climbed a mountain. We did not realise that our chosen destination, […]

Our aim today, if at all possible, was to see some part of stage 20 of the Tour. We knew it would be difficult as […]

Well what can we say, wow, amazing, a great day You can only know the Tour de France by experiencing it first hand. The organisation […]