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, […]
2024 Day 81 – Strasbourg
I’m on a mission. I’ve completed a hard target search and ascertained that*my* shoes are to be found in Strasbourg. I’ve located the shop, checked their hours and talked Himself into taking me there. I […]
2024 Day 80 – Riquewihr
We edge a smidge further north today, to Riquewihr, yet another picture postcard pretty Les Plus Beaux Village. Our path is lined with endlessly perfect rows of vine plantings. Their meticulous lines are deeply pleasing […]
2024 Days 77 & 79 – Egiusheim
Some places leave marks on your heart, pretty as a picture, straight out a fairytale. These are the places you hope to revisit and if you’re really lucky, revisit yet again. Much of Germany was […]
2024 Day 76 – North, to Reneve
We leave Dijon this morning, pressing north into our last month of travel. It’s going to be a bit of ‘meh’ day without much to show for it other than gaining distance on motorways. Still […]
2024 Days 74 & 75 – Dijon
We’d be remiss to be in Bourgogne and not stop at its capital, the exceedingly elegant Dijon. With Paris alternatively focused, Dijon offers a city experience without the Olympic crowds. We’re fortunate to stay on […]
