France

Everything takes longer than planned… I naively imagined that we would get on the road at 11 at the very latest. By the time we got the apartment tidied up, the rest of the stuff in the RV, the bikes … Read More

A taste of what’s to come… After a somewhat hectic two weeks, today we picked up the RV and were able to finally get a taste of what we’ll be experiencing over the coming 4+ weeks. We spent the afternoon … Read More

The clock is ticking… Less than two weeks to go and the countdown has started. We’re making lists, studying maps and reading guidebooks like mad. It’s stressful but we are extremely happy that we’ll soon be able to travel.

Vineyards, Hills and History Burgundy brought us two weeks of interesting landscapes, charming towns and rich cultural experiences.

Another lovely breakfast, this time with a table full of Brits (except for us!). We got the car loaded and took off by 9:30 (not bad, since our goal was 9:00!). We drove the back roads as far as Amboise … Read More

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After breakfast (where we tried to work our way through the different jams) we took a walk around grounds. One of the highlights were the vegetable gardens with many heirloom varieties. We got away a bit on the late side … Read More

Our room was HUGE, with table and chairs and enough space for both of us to spread out our stuff. The Manoir is a 16th century estate that has been converted into a 5-room chamber d’hôte and has a wonderful … Read More

As I’ve frequently experienced in a French chambre d’hôte, breakfast was in the host’s kitchen. It was a delicious feast of homemade yogurt and homemade jams, mini-profiterole, pain au chocolat, croissant, etc. We took the cow roads to Fontevraud and … Read More

By 10:00 we drove out of Bracieux with me at the wheel. Shortly before Chinon we switched so that I could navigate into town, which was no easy task. The TomTom took us on every cow-path sized road into the … Read More