We will be coming back to Provence and the surrounding area next year. We merely stopped in Aix En Provence to break up our journey. It wasn’t a planned stop,…
Nice, French Riviera
Christmas festivities start a lot later in Europe than they do in the UK. Up until now we have seen very few towns or cities decorated, which is so different…
Monte Carlo and Monaco, French Riviera
We have been to the French Riviera in the past for holidays and we have visited Monte Carlo a couple of times, the last time was in 2016 to watch…
Menton, The French Riviera
Seems a bit strange to be back in France after spending just over 2 months in Italy and who has heard of Menton? We certainly hadn’t. Menton is the first…
The long and winding road to Italy..
The straight forward route to Italy would have been to jump on the toll road and pass through the Mont Blanc tunnel. Unfortunately Karen woke up in the morning saying…
Lake Annecy
We had never even heard of this place. We decided to have a change of route as we were so close to Switzerland we would be silly not to visit…
St Paulien
We got up and got on the road as soon as we could knowing that although it was only 190 miles until our next stop, very little of the roads…
Beynac et Cazenac – Dordogne
We have never been to this area of France and decided this was a good location as the reviews of the area were glowing. Beynac is located next to the…
Dune du Pilat – La Testes de Buch
We headed back to the coast to visit the famous Dune du Pilat. Although I say famous we have to admit we had absolutely no idea that this was the…
Blaye – Marquis de Vauban Chateaux
We were recommended this Aire by Daz Wilson Brown who is following us on Facebook. Not only is this Aire situated in the grounds of a chateaux but its FREE…
