All the signs were there. Perhaps we should have been aware we were encircled by an increasing number of laden camels awaiting the final straws causing their proverbial backs to break in a rather spectacular fashion. After six months on … Read More
Biarritz. Nestled deep into the Bay of Biscay on the French side of the fiercely proud Basque region, unwittingly became a symbol of our burgeoning spontaneity on this prolonged European excursion of ours. As some friends might attest, we tend … Read More
Tick, tock. With our departure from Tours fast approaching, we had a decision to make. Do we try and be sensible and rest before our extended bus trip or do we over-exert ourselves by hopping on bikes for a second … Read More
In my experience, there are two Frances; Paris and all of the rest. The Europe-in-10-days crowds realistically don’t have enough time to experience this first hand one way or the other. Sometimes it’s preferable to be the tortoise and not … Read More
Our decently long sojourn in Italy last year (2017) took us on a pursuit of food markets from Sicily in the south as far as Genova on the northern coast of the Mediterranean. As we followed the sun starting in … Read More
For me, it is always good news when Paris is on the itinerary. Yes, it is a big city and yes it is full of noisy tourists… but who cares… it is Paris! We were able to finagle a 3 … Read More