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Avanton, Poitiers – Pays du Futuroscope

poitiers-2542104_640 — Poitiers. Named after the famous actor, Sidney and a battle in 1356.

Well, I have earned my Yorkie bar! I have driven The Big Rig in France for the first time, including a successful reverse and a few incipient snakes when overtaking lorries.

As we left Penthievre, the plan was to go down the coast of Brittany to the Atlantic islands; Iles de Ré, Noirmoutier and Oleron. We decided on a whim to turn east instead of south and go inland. Our happy 6 weeks in Penthievre meant that it was now the mad, mad month of August and we figured that inland would be a bit less busy than the beach.Continue reading “Avanton, Poitiers – Pays du Futuroscope”

A Postcard from Quiberon – Part 2

Lost At Sea; French by Numbers; Culinary Capers..

images (1) Greg, our Best Man asked us if we think we will survive this trip and I must admit, I do wonder. Our caravan learning curve has certainly involved a lot of destruction, although Mark calling me clumsy is like the pot and the kettle. He came in from windsurfing looking a bit sheepish. “I just had to self-rescue…” he admitted. He had forgotten to screw his sail to his board, so when he gained a bit of speed, the whole rig had come away in his hand!

Rosie has developed incredible skill an escape artist. Continue reading “A Postcard from Quiberon – Part 2”

10 Tips on Letting Out Your House to Fund your Travels

Updated with new information November 2025 in light of the Renters’Rights Act due to start implementation on 1st May 2026 for properties let in England.

For us, the key to funding our travels without having to work was renting out our house.

In financial terms, your house is probably your largest asset, so you need to protect it!

An Englishman’s Home is his Castle – until he rents it out. Then it is just a business which generates income to fund his travels… Image by Kevin from Pixabay

A Postcard from Quiberon – Part 1

Can I Look At Your Fuse Box?

20170707_120658 — It would be hard not to fall in love with Quiberon.

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 villages of stone cottages, fringed with hydrangeas and hollyhocks and a Neolithic stone monument at every turn.

And what about our first view of Quiberon bay? Two steps from our caravan were mirror-flat waters, like a jewel-blue infinity pool, fringed by a dramatic, sweeping arc of white sand. Carnac to the left and Quiberon, at the far end of the peninsula, were like mystical, golden cities, picked out by the evening sunshine. But all this tranquil nature belied a technological trauma in the caravan.Continue reading “A Postcard from Quiberon – Part 1”