It’s Fête National – Vive la France! ( and the eclairs…)

Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne : Corrèze: France July 2018 So why the Corrèze region you asked? Well, you didn’t but I’m telling you. Chris had read up about this fairly unknown part of France being very pretty and also known for its distinctive gastronomy. The walnuts and nut oils, the milk-fed veal , the Limousin apples and then…

Temple-sur Lot – but only if you speak French

Temple-sur-Lot:Aquitaine France July 2018 Yesterday I had seen so many fields of sunflowers but all pointing in the wrong direction. Ok so maybe we were just on the wrong side of them but needless to say, I was pretty unsatisfied about the pics I took.  I really shouldn’t of worried because as we left my…

Larressingle,Montréal, Fourcés our tour of the “ Les Plus Beaux Villages de France” and Condom…oui!

    Leaving Saint-Bertrand we headed north. Again the Tom-Tom took us along windy roads and though absolutely breathtaking village squares all decked out with flowers baskets to die for! At one Pont we travelled along a road with forests all alongside us. The green ferny foliage is definitely inspiring me for my next ceramic…

Camping in Boltaña is full of Fun, Football, Food and the Kitchen Sink

Boltaña : Sobrarbe Region ; July 2018 We left Arguedas pretty snappily the next morning. Well early for Spain 10am!  Along the way, we stopped off for a coffee and a bocadillo. What a sandwich! Filled with yummy pork and so delicious. We added a muffin, the house speciality made with almonds and chocolate. A…

Supper in Bilbao, Lunch in Getaria and Breakfast in…..jail?

Bilbao, Spain : October 2017 The camp site we checked into was high up on a hill overlooking Bilbao. It was more a large parking lot for campers; basic and clean but with  a really good view I must admit. I wasn’t mad about the fact that everytime you needed the toilet you had to…

A Highlight in Comillas, El Caprichio de Gaudi.

Cóbreces Cantabria Spain : October 2017 We drove along the coast of Northern Spain from the province of Asturias to the province of Cantabria. The landscape changes to rolling hills and green pastures with glimpses of the coast here and there. We are headed to an aire that we had found on one of our…