Vulcanicity, the Debut Ding, Avoiding the Pains of Aix – plus Perceptions of Proper Peaks! “12-Across. What is the highest point in England (8,4)?” Our last morning in Digoin, we chatted to an American chap over a coffee as he wrestled with his crossword. “Scafell Pike (7,4)” we replied. So it appears that both we andContinue reading “En Route Again – Challes les Eaux”
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30s Site Review – Campsite Municipal Le Savoy, Challes les Eaux, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, S.E. France
Mountains, Lakes, Thermal Springs, WINE; Puppy Pulling Power – and Passing up Petrol Power! Campsite Highlights Campsite Municipal Le Savoy – nestled between the beautiful Savoie lakes and the two Natural Regional Parks of the Bausges and Chartreuse mountain ranges is the thermal resort of Challes les Eaux. It has a rich architectural heritage and isContinue reading “30s Site Review – Campsite Municipal Le Savoy, Challes les Eaux, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, S.E. France”
30s Site Review – Camping La Chevrette, Digoin, Loire, East Central France
The oldest castle in Burgundy, miles of flat, off-road cycling & some of the most beautiful villages in France. Campsite Highlights We stayed at Camping La Chevrette just outside Digoin, which is in the Saone-et-Loire, Burgundy region in east-central France. It is 68 km from Macon, the department capital. We had planned to stay only a few nightsContinue reading “30s Site Review – Camping La Chevrette, Digoin, Loire, East Central France”
A Postcard from Quiberon – Part 1
Can I Look At Your Fuse Box? Blighted by Breakages, Technology & French Fusion Cuisine; a Trip To The Vet; THE Most Expensive Fish in the World and – A Road Trip to Nowhere! It would be hard not to fall in love with Quiberon – shady, pine-scented woods; lanes fragranced with honeysuckle; chocolate–box villagesContinue reading “A Postcard from Quiberon – Part 1”