Travels – Aigues-Mortes and Arles

Back to the UK and it's overcast and about 20 degrees cooler than in Europe. No matter though as I have some pictures to remember our rather fabulous trip. Aigues Mortes France - and certainly in the south - is known for its Citadels. Those towns and villages that are often to be seen perched …

Notes on the Road Days 9 & 10

The day has finally come. We have to say au revoir to Saint-Gilles in Gard and head north. Our overnight stop is in Champagne. Bien sur. Pool at the house in Saint-Gilles. This is the only picture I took of where we stayed! We left early for one of two reasons. 1. it’s a 7 …

Notes on the road Day 8

When the wind starts to blow in Mary Poppins heralding her departure from one family to another, similarly with the winds hitting up to 50mph in the south of France, it was time for us to be back on the road. Whilst the weather in the south of France has been gloriously hot it does …

Notes on the road Day 7

If this were a movie I’d be the character on the brink of collapse, throwing in the towel and offering up my morsels of food to those younger and more deserving (a bit like Partridge). But, people, we’re only driving through France! All is not lost. We had to navigate around Lyon. Not for the …

Notes on the Road Day 6

Cologne to Dijon via Luxembourg today. Perhaps Luxembourg is most well known for something to do with the Eurovision Song Contest but as I have never quite caught on to the whole irony of watching this I can’t for the life of me remember what it is. However, along with everyone else who was on …

Notes on the Road Day 5

After a little sojourn in the UK for 3 days we are back on the road to Europe. This is a mix of holiday and band tour and, because we like to make things doubly exciting our first stop is Cologne, Germany to see Jack White. But of course, I hear you cry. Why wouldn’t …