Well what a delightful surprise Saint Valery sur Somme turned out to be. It wasn’t on our original path but with a cornucopia of treasures to enjoy we end up staying not for one day […]
Month: July 2024
2024 Day 91 – Le Touquet
We’ve finally arrived at France’s northern coast, in Le Touquet. It’s an area we’ve not explored before, having crossed inland through farmland on previous travels. The plan is to stick to the coast for the […]
2024 Day 90 – Fromells
It’s fair to say that Himself is obsessed with all matters pertaining to war. Purely up to him, European travels would consist of stormed beaches, bunkers and battlefields, punctuated only by stops for burgers and […]
2024 Day 89 – Arras
You’ll not be surprised that we’re on a path northwest. On yet another return visit, this time to Arras in Haute de France. It’s a side effect of being tied to ferry crossings – at […]
2024 Day 88 – Champagne Route & Saint Quentin
There’s much more to the champagne region than Epernay of course. It’s one of 357 villages dotted though Champagne’s valleys surrounded by lush vine greenery. We have a helpful map that details routes to see […]
2024 Day 87 – Epernay
Is there anything more eponymous with celebration than champagne? It’s the first thing we reach for when there’s an engagement, a marriage, buying the house of your dreams, a baby’s arrival or winning a hard […]
2024 Day 86 – L’Epine
There’s been much debate weighing our options to arrive in Caen by month’s end. Touring the Loire chateau was put forward (me of course). The WWI and WWII sites (Himself, obviously). The sparkle of Versailles […]
2024 Days 84 & 85 – Verdun
There’s something rather comforting in revisiting a place you love. There’s no pressure to sightsee, paths are known and well trodden, favourite restaurants identified and there’s even pleasure in seeing buildings completed. And so it […]
2024 Day 83 – Trauma with the Truma
Those of you who’ve been following along from the start of this trip will know of the troubles we’ve encountered leaving the motorhome in storage for four years. Then the clutch went, a month or […]
2024 Day 82 – Hunspach
Some places are picture postcard pretty – Egiusheim and Riquewihr certainly come to mind. Brightly coloured, flush with blooms, they’re the peacocks of French village life. Hunspach meanwhile is a white swan, serene and elegant, […]
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