It’s finally time to bid our beloved France farewell. We cross through the Italian border mid morning. Not that we needed any signage to tell us. It’s easy to know when you’re in Italy: cars […]
2019 Day 35 – Parc National des Ecrins
Oh thank goodness, we’re finally back on road – the heat has broken. It’s still in the early thirties, but that’s much better than it’s been. And besides, we have a secret weapon… mountains! Always […]
2019 Days 32 to 34 – Heatwave
I don’t know if it’s made international news, but Europe is having the mother of heat waves. Apparently a large air mass, straight off the Sahara desert, pushed by a high pressure cell, has descended […]
2019 Day 31 – Valensole
Another day, another scorcher. But on the plus side, the morning light is excellent. It’s off to the lavender fields we go! They’re stunning in the morning light, so much better than I’d dared wish […]
2019 Day 30 – Lost in Lavender
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 […]
2019 Day 29 – Le Poet-Laval
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 […]
2019 Day 28 – Lyon
Of course we’re much better organised for our second day in Lyon. We zoom up the hill to the (we know where the) bus (stop is) and alight in Lyon to utterly glorious blue skies. […]
2019 Day 27 – Lyon
I blame Rick Stein you know. His “Long Weekends” program gave us a yen for cities yet unexplored. Having discovered Lyon last year and fallen in love with it, it’s too hard to resist its […]
2019 Day 26 – Perouges
If you ever wanted to truly feel that you’ve stepped back into the Middle Ages, then I have the perfect spot for you.
2019 Day 25 – Lods and Baume les Messieurs
We’re back on the Les Plus Beaux Villages trail today with a visit to not one, but two pretty villages. Our journey to Lods takes us into the land of Comte – France’s famous semi-hard […]
