The day starts with good intent. We take the opportunity of good timing to catch up with family. It’s just before lunch that we attempt to set off towards our next Les Plus Beaux Village. […]
The day starts with good intent. We take the opportunity of good timing to catch up with family. It’s just before lunch that we attempt to set off towards our next Les Plus Beaux Village. […]
We leave the peaceful nook of Saint Martin de Fressengeas this morning. Himself has a plan to fill a 40 litre water tank as a back up – we’ve found the odd Aire with taps […]
It’s all coming back to us now, village hopping through France is a gentle way to travel. Not to mention the plethora of boulangeries and cheese that happily pave the way. Even the most basic […]
Much excitement as we prepare to visit our first South Western Les Plus Beaux (most beautiful) French village of Mortemart, so named for the ‘dead sea’, aka marshes on which it once it stood. It’s […]
The morning sees us up and packed ready to depart Honfleur. If we haven’t a final destination in mind, we’ve settled on a direction. Logic dictates that we travel South, to ally the cool of […]
At last. France bound on the ferry, our journey takes us from Portsmouth to Le Havre, a short drive away from our intended destination of Honfleur. And what an odd trip it is. Post Brexit, […]
And so here we are, back in the UK. It’s taken four years to revisit what was once an annual pilgrimage. A lot has happened since. Our 2019 trip to Poland was to be the […]
In John Denver’s immortal words, our bags are packed, we’re ready to go… but there’s a very important task to do before we leave…yum cha! For all of its woes, social media is a wonderful […]
We’ve been waiting for a clear day to tackle The Peak and *little dance of joy* here it is! Actual blue sky and visibility for miles. Our morning view offers up this! We have local […]
Now, one of the things I’ve been looking forward to in Hong Kong is yum cha. Back home, with our large Chinese population, Melbourne yum cha is widely available, its quality, excellent. I had fondly […]