From the weird to the wonderful and back again We planned to be in Spain for just over a week, giving Mary the chance to find out a bit about touring there and also to visit Chris in Sitges. It came as a surprise to discover the variety of experiences you can get in oneRead more
Culture, climbing and curious encounters Recently I mentioned the heat… Carcassonne was even hotter and it was full of people. There were the usual tourists supplemented by some sort of huge get together for young entrepreneurs. Add to that coach loads of school children and you get the picture – the narrow streets of theRead more
Taking time to live the simple life There were a few places we really wanted to show Mary on our tour around France and one of them was Chusclan. This was one of the first Aires we ever tried and the generosity of the local wine co-operative amazed us. Since then we have visited manyRead more
Water, wine and wonder It was Shirley’s birthday when we rolled up at Camping le Hameau in Cormatin. This is one of our ultimate favourite places and we try to call by on almost every trip through France. A big part of the appeal is its proximity to Taizé, the place we return to timeRead more
What’s around the next corner? We left Watten Aire in the sunshine after talking to a man who had been there for four weeks. He had driven over from the UK in his big twin axle A class motorhome and settled down 25 miles from the English Channel for his holiday. He loved it there.Read more
We left Scotland in convoy with our friend Mary who travels solo in her lovely Hymer motorhome. We had planned a trip to show her the ropes of motorhoming in France and beyond and to offer a bit of companionship on her first trip abroad in the van. Now that we live in the southRead more
We’ve moved in! it’s all very exciting and we’ll fill you in on the details soon but first I have to tell you about Doodle the new trailer and her would-be contents. We’ve been talking for months, if not years, about the very 21st Century problem of having too much stuff. We tackled it inRead more
Greetings Blog Watchers! It’s been a month since you’ve heard from us and as we promised to let you know about our return to the UK and decisions about the future we’re back with news to share. We landed back in the UK on the 25th of April in Newhaven after a stomach-churning crossing fromRead more
We thought we would be writing this back in the UK but’s a woman’s prerogative to change her mind and we changed ours. It seemed important somehow to reflect on the trip while we’re still here in La Belle France. Since last week we’ve slept on the banks of the Loir as well as theRead more
Rumbling along to old haunts (Feature image is on the canal bank at Mennetou sur Cher) Our meandering through France took us to Vichy, a beautiful spa town on the banks of the Allier river. It is a town with a complicated history as it was the seat of government during WW2 when the officialRead more