Goodbye 2022: A Review of the Year
As 2022 comes to a close, time to look back on what’s happened this year. It has been a year of change – as well as a year of getting “back to normal” post Covid. Continue reading
Month: December 2022
Christmas at the Royal Albert Hall
I enjoyed a day trip to London yesterday, to go and watch the annual Christmas concert at the Royal Albert Hall. This is the first time I’ve been but it is an annual festive show they do, with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the National Youth Choir of Great Britain and the Royal Choral Society. Continue reading
Le Tréport: Final Night in France
I got home in time for Sunday dinner after driving back through all four seasons. I stayed last night in Le Tréport and it snowed a bit overnight. Only lightly. Further towards Calais it was a little heavier. In Calais itself there was nothing. Continue reading
Île de Ré: My Island Tour
I stayed overnight at a caravan park in Rivedoux-Plage. The caravan I stayed in was quite cosy, despite it having frozen overnight. This morning when I went out to buy milk I had to scrape the car! Continue reading
La Romieu: Cat Village
We’d seen a leaflet for La Romieu, one of the “Plus Beaux Villages de France”. Our interest was because of the cats. Continue reading
Masseube and Trie: The Balcony of the Pyrenees
The weather wasn’t clear enough for us to see the Pyrenees but it would have been nice to. We were afterall in what is known as the “Balcony of the Pyrenees”. Continue reading
Auch
Bonjour! So Mum arrived in France on Tuesday night and we had quite a good day yesterday. Continue reading
Lectoure, Fleurance & Toulouse
My first full day in France’s Gers region yesterday; I spent the morning in nearby Fleurance where it was market day in the town centre. Continue reading
I’ve Made It to the South!
Progress update: I have arrived! I was on the road for 7 hours yesterday – actual driving time slightly under 6 hours. Continue reading
Driving to France: Day 1
Finally after a 12 hour drive I can relax a bit. Today I’ve driven from Cirencester to the city of Orléans in Central France. I left at 3 this morning, and by dawn I was on the ferry from Dover to Calais. Continue reading