Having toured the Abbey yesterday, the morning brings an opportunity to explore the rest of Le Bec-Hellouin. It’s a hasty tour, completed at speed under an ominous sky. The lighting meanwhile, is rather fabulous.I’m hard […]

Having toured the Abbey yesterday, the morning brings an opportunity to explore the rest of Le Bec-Hellouin. It’s a hasty tour, completed at speed under an ominous sky. The lighting meanwhile, is rather fabulous.I’m hard […]
It’s time. With our ferry booked for Friday, we need to make the last long drive, pushing north towards Honfleur. At over 200 kilometres, the drive takes most of the day. We drive through endless […]
Our journey west through France’s parched Centre continues. I learn the following day that it’s not my imagination: France is experiencing a drought, with much of the Centre on read alert for water consumption. We’re […]
Every so often, you come across a place so magical you have to quite pinch yourself to confirm it’s real. Thanks to yet another Les Plus Beaux Villages de France recommendation, we discover Apremont-sur-Allier this […]
The heat’s here to stay. One cannot hide by a canal any longer, pretending it’s a cool day. And then there’s that ferry that’s booked to take us to England from Le Havre. One way […]
Finally, our timing works to enjoy one of the best aspects of French country life – market day! Beaune’s is a particularly good one, with a wonderful array of produce. The only challenge is exerting […]
We fell in love with Eguisheim last year, one of the Les Plus Beaux Villages, just out of Colmar, in the gorgeous Alsace region. We vowed to return, if only to enjoy the lunch we […]
There are very few things in this world that would see me willingly enter areas with temperatures threating to exceed 40 degrees. Seeing Provence’s lavender fields in flower is one of them. And it’s so […]
It’s time to farewell the lovely Lyon and resume our lavender quest. Our journey south takes us along the Rhone river and the vineyards of the Cote de Rhone, Provence bound. It’s clear this is […]
If you ever wanted to truly feel that you’ve stepped back into the Middle Ages, then I have the perfect spot for you.