Monthly Archives: June 2017

How to do the Côte d’Azur, or French Riviera, in two days

St. Tropez

St. Tropez

Friday, 23 June 2017 to Thursday, 29 June 2017
After missing a few items during our first round of grocery shopping at Carrefour I was sent to collect the rest from our Casino Supermarket located directly below us… very convenient. Without Adri breathing down my neck and back to hurry up at the liquor location I had time to marvel, imagine and fantasize. Continue reading

I finally reached my roots… in La Motte d’Aigues

La Motte d’Aigues

La Motte d’Aigues

Friday, 16 June 2017 to Thursday, 22 June 2017
Having arrived in Marseille last night we wanted to sleep in this morning but of course that would have been expensive, we had to move our car by 08:00 or face the wrath of rules and regulations. It was just before 08:00 that we put our Panda into gear and started looking for alternate parking. Continue reading

Our time in Sète has come to an end, but new adventures await us in Marseille!

Gorges de Tarn

Gorges de Tarn

Friday, 9 June 2017 to Thursday, 15 June 2017
Still feeling the effects of the long drive during the last two days from Sète to Sète via Cadaques I did not become fully conscious much before 10:00 this morning. Who would have thought!

We worked most of the day and it was late afternoon when we dragged our still weary bodies up the road to the copy shop. Continue reading

Woopy doo daa, we rented a car… Travelling from Sete to Sete via Spain in two days

Cadaques

Cadaques

Friday, 2 June 2017 to Thursday, 8 June 2017I suspect many people in Europe do not own a car and rely solely on public transport. We have proved over the last two months that this was indeed possible but it was now time to spread our wings further inland. And although there are bus routes inland I suspect the schedules are such that you cannot do daytrips, and would have to overnight when venturing further afield. Thus, renting a car at this point, for a month, made perfect sense, i.e. two weeks in Séte and two in Marseille. Continue reading

Visiting Marseillan Plage, not for its plage, but for its menu du jour

Marseillan Plage - Avenue de la Mediterrenèe

Marseillan Plage – Avenue de la Mediterrenèe

Friday, 26 May 2017 to Thursday, 1 June 2017
It was just before 09:00 that I started working on the blog with my trusty friend at my side to keep me awake and willing. Adri was still fast asleep, she read into the early hours of the morning so I let her be. There was to be no yoga, only a big breakfast, I needed all the sustenance I could muster for the task ahead. I blogged and I blogged and finally published at 16:30, and yup, it was time for a reward, time for a beer. Continue reading