Any way I count it, there’s no denying we’ve been away for a month, almost a third of our time away. The good news is that there’s two months to go. Yay! I am in […]
Any way I count it, there’s no denying we’ve been away for a month, almost a third of our time away. The good news is that there’s two months to go. Yay! I am in […]
Another day in paradise…or at least it starts out that way. With the promise of heat later, the morning is devoted to walking the bay from Monte Urgull into the old city, along the spectacular […]
Well what else would you do in a warm climate… except hike up the tallest hill you can find? San Sebastian is flanked by the lushly green Monte Igeldo and Monte Urgull, the latter topped […]
I’m not sure if you believe in love at first sight, but if it exists, Sans Sebastian has surely collected its fair share of hearts. The transition into Spain is seamless – somehow between the […]
Just when I thought our Les Plus Beaux Villages tour was temporarily diverted, there’s a nest of three, just off the Spanish border. Our drive to them takes us through more beautifully forested areas […]
A light rain puts an end to a planned bike ride along the shore this morning. There’s something so remincent of home about Arachon, it’s the Melbourne bay in miniature complete with round bay, wide […]
Otherwise known as a day of best laid plans of mice and men… The plan was simple: drive the 32 km to Bordeaux, spend the day exploring, and depending on the nature of accommodations, either […]
We’re somewhat off the beaten track today. After much debate over our path into Spain and back again, we’ve settled on Bordeaux first, then along the southwestern coast crossing the border to Spain, to return […]
I don’t know how I’ve managed it, but overnight I’ve developed a raging sunburn. It must have been reading outside yesterday afternoon. When there was no sun…in the shade. With today’s fierce sun, there’s […]
An unexpected stop today, outside of our Les Plus Beaux Villages tour. The reality of long term travel brings with it domestics that can’t be ignored indefinitely. It’s dirty word in anyone’s language: laundry. […]