After just two weeks back in England, its time for a break. We're not due to get our house back for another three weeks, although we're desperate to get home,…
At the last minute, we found a great deal on the Internet for a cottage in the Loire Valley, called The Grange. It’s a converted barn, with two bedrooms, a…
After spending so long in Asia and other exotic locations, it feels a bit odd to be spending time in France - somewhere so similar to home, and yet so differe…
It’s a bit weird to have travelled throughout Asia, constantly aware that most of the world's opium is produced around there, but to never see evidence of th…
We left our accommodation today, and headed to Saumur, a small city on the banks of the Loire, famous for the riding stables nearby. Unfortunately (good timin…
We can't quite believe it, but today we visited 3 chateaux. It seems a bit odd, because you can get into "seen one, seen 'em all" mode with things like temple…
We've been staying with some friends of Sarah's parents, in their lovely house near La Rochelle. They moved here less than a year ago, and have created a marv…
Finally, after one year and a day, we're back to England for the end of our journey. And we're definitely not in backpacking-mode any more. We drive on board…
