Category Archives: 2018

Spent the rest of our 5 weeks away at the apartment in Nice. Weather generally really good with plenty of sunshine and still pretty warm during the day for time of year ( 17 – 19 degs ) Spent time … Continue reading →

We spent the last two days walking in the Portifino National Park which as it’s name suggests is an area of natural beauty within the hills and along the coastline immediately behind the little and very commercialised village Portifino. Above … Continue reading →

Left Nice for a few days and travelled into Italy and staying in Rapallo which is a little east of Genoa. Took the train this morning to Riomaggiore which is at the far end of the Cinque Terre National Park … Continue reading →

Back in Nice for 5 weeks and we have been here nearly a week already. Weather mixed so far but have had a few nice days and managed a few walks so far.

Another warm and sunny day. The ladies went shopping around the old town and us chaps went the opposite way along the prom towards the new bridge and the renovated dockside warehouses. Two cruise ships came up river and tied … Continue reading →

Caught the train to Arcachon on the Atlantic coast west of Bordeaux to visit the seaside town and go to the spectacular Pilat sand dune which is the largest in Europe at 105 meters high. Stopped for a super fish … Continue reading →

We met on the hotel roof terrace for breakfast which has a nice view over the city and river. Off we went to further explore the city. Spent the next few hours doing the “walking tour” interspaced with with a … Continue reading →

Good flight to Bordeaux and arrived on time to a lovely sunny warm day. Caught the city bus from the airport and alighted where the driver told us which transpired not to be near our Mercure hotel. Had to catch … Continue reading →

Good flight to Bordeaux and arrived on time to a lovely sunny warm day. Caught the city bus from the airport and alighted where the driver told us which transpired not to be near our Mercure hotel. Had to catch … Continue reading →

Saturday 15th September We are off tomorrow to visit Bordeaux with the Hampshire gang (8 in all). This is to celebrate all of our 40th Wedding aniverseries as we all married in the same year and went to each others … Continue reading →

Early start to catch the ferry back to Dover and managed to get on an earlier one, the new Spirit of France. Had breakfast in the restaurant and very good it was, all cooked to order and only £13 each. … Continue reading →

Left early for our trip back to Pas de Calais and our last night stop. Stopped for a short break in Saarbrucken. A nice centre but the area is very industrial. A beer bike in Arrived for our last stop … Continue reading →

Went for a drive to a few towns around the Black Forest and started by going to a super town called Staufen where they produce various flavours of schnapps and of course had to sample some of the best gateaux … Continue reading →

We left Fusch early for us! Decided to split the six hour journey into three, stopping in Innnsbruck and Lindau in Bavaria. The journey was through some beautiful scenery and getting into Innsbruck was easy with may Maybeline (sat Nav … Continue reading →