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My travel adventures!
flâneur /flaˈnəː/ Loosely translated from the French as "a person who roams around, deliberately aimless, just observing life."
The white cliffs of Dover
Ticked off another bucket list item today by visiting Dover Castle and checking out the white cliffs of Dover. After a short drive from...
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May 12, 20232 min read
North Kent
Spent today driving along the North Kent coast from Whitstable (famous for its oysters!) to Westgate-on-sea down to Sandwich and back to...
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May 11, 20231 min read
Canterbury Tales
Spent yesterday having a lovely lunch in the English countryside at the beautiful house and garden of Peter & Jane Lumley. Then it was...
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May 10, 20231 min read
Ground Hog day but so much better and a new record
Yesterday was Coronation day and it poured all day so spent the day in front of the telly watching the coronation and then some rugby in...
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May 8, 20231 min read
"I did but see him passing by" (with apologies to Sir Robert Menzies, 1963).
As I walked around in ever decreasing circles, as more and more of London was fenced off for tomorrow's coronation, you could sense that...
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May 6, 20231 min read
London and the excitement is building:
Got the Eurostar from Paris this morning and a couple of hours later arrived back at M&S's house in London. Thought I might have a quick...
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May 5, 20231 min read
Paris, 28,000 steps and the big 5 .....DONE
Well, I set of this morning for a short walk to the Notre Dame Cathedral to check on the progress of the repairs after the terrible fire....
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May 4, 20232 min read
New York has neon, Berlin has bars, But ah! Paris!
Left Chartres for the quick drive to Paris and to dump the car back with Avis and to spend the afternoon wandering along the Avenue des...
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May 3, 20232 min read
Huge asparagus, some other big things and Moree???
Today was my last day in the Loire Valley and I saved the biggest two things for last and happened to find another big thing by accident....
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May 1, 20232 min read
and the winner is ................Germany
I think it was Brenno that suggested Germany (for the beers and sausages) so now I need to plan the next stage of my trip. But first its...
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Apr 30, 20231 min read
Ah! the joys of travel
So today I was to set off for the capital of the Loire Valley - Orleans but before I left Bourges I noticed on one of the town plans an...
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Apr 29, 20232 min read
Help plan my trip!!!
It turns out that I now have someone renting my unit till the 3rd June, so my plans to return home will be delayed - BUT where should I...
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Apr 28, 20231 min read
I think I have finally found it...
Was a little glad to leave Lyon this morning (especially the AirBnB). Went to visit Clermont-Ferrand which is surrounded by snow covered...
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Apr 27, 20232 min read
That's it for Lyon
Well another 17K steps and 12km today (on top of the 22K steps and 17km yesterday)- Pretty sure there is not much left to see in this...
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Apr 26, 20231 min read
Stairs and more stairs
Well I did mention that this is one of the worst AirBnb's I have stayed in. Woken this morning at 5am due to the street noise, the one...
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Apr 25, 20231 min read
Lyon revisited after 20 years & the joys of travel
Drove to Lyon today but luckily found some more troglodyte caves to visit on the way. What is it with French people living in caves? ...
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Apr 24, 20232 min read
Goodbye Provence, Hello Auvergne Rhone Alps
Today headed north for my stay in Lyon, but first called into see a few more villages on the way. Opened up Atlas Obscura App while...
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Apr 23, 20231 min read
Pope on a rope? or domaines, caves and water falls
You may well ask why I didn't visit Avignon's Palace of the Popes (supposedly one of the 5 biggest tourist attractions in France) and...
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Apr 22, 20232 min read
Ah Provence!!
Today was spent exploring Provence (the northern half or Vaucluse area at least!) and went to the top of Mont Ventoux which at 1,909...
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Apr 21, 20231 min read
Flamingos and no wifi
Set off this morning for the drive to Provence. The first stop was Montpellier, which I have to say was one of the most beautiful cities...
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Apr 20, 20232 min read
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