“For breakfast, they have a massive bowl of coffee, like a cereal bowl, and they dip in pieces of a huge, bell-shaped cake, called Kugelhopf!” These were the awed observations of cultural differences, relayed to my parents, following my first ever trip abroad. Aged 14, I had been on a school exchange to Alsace toContinue reading “Of Mice & Men – Éguisheim, Alsace, France”
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“I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Cluny” – The City of the Horse, Bourgogne, France
Since the caravan brakes didn’t fail and we’ve already used up the stress-making options of a Kamikaze Lorry and towing a caravan through the Mistral, Mark tried to add a different layer of excitement to our departure. As he loaded the bikes on to the van, he tried to amputate the end of his fingerContinue reading ““I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Cluny” – The City of the Horse, Bourgogne, France”
A Week in Provence – The Penny Pincher’s Guide to Orange & Avignon
What have the Romans ever done for us? Well, they haven’t passed on their gene for the unembarrassed use of public toilets. Not to me at least.
A Week in Provence – The Penny Pincher’s Guide to Pont du Gard
Nous Sommes Citoyens de France – We Are Citizens of France! The Fab Four are now officially Le Quatre Fabuleux. Following our trip to the vet, they got their DHPP vaccinations, French passports and a pipette for leishmania, a mosquito-borne disease to be wary of near the Med. On American Independence Day, they gained theContinue reading “A Week in Provence – The Penny Pincher’s Guide to Pont du Gard”
World Wide Walkies 