Destination: France

Gallery: The Pilgrimage to Avila.

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 | By kathryn_hendy_ekers | Photo Gallery

"Let nothing frighten you or worry you" In the footsteps of Santa Theresa de Avila

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 | By kathryn_hendy_ekers | Views [1339]

  Paul wanted me to title this entry as “Let nothing worry you nor frighten you” which is a saying of St Theresa, the patron saint of Avila, the school at which he teaches and the city which we have just spent 2 days. This statement should not be taken ... Read more >

Fans & Flamenco in Castilla Cordoba

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 | By kathryn_hendy_ekers | Views [954]

  Another high speed train, another Spanish city. We arrived in Cordoba earlier this week. The first view of the city appeared that Cordoba was like any other Mediterranean city, palm trees and modern buildings, until the taxi arrived in the old centre ... Read more >

Go swim in the Med… get stung by a jellyfish

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 | By tonielle_krisanski | Views [2414] | Comments [1]

Wow! That is the best word to describe my experience of Nice. I arrived in the afternoon by train from Marseilles, and the first thing I did was walk down to the beach. An easy 15min walk and I was having ice cream on the beach in Nice! That evening ... Read more >

Tags: beach, med, monaco, nice

'Buenas Nochs!' Barcelona

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 | By kathryn_hendy_ekers | Views [1123]

  As I have never been to Spain before I have decided to write entries on each city that we visit as a way of keeping a diary of our experiences. As I am typing this, we are travelling on a very high speed train from Barcelona to Cordoba. In contrast ... Read more >

Gallery: Cote D'Azur

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 | By jags | Photo Gallery

Provence

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 | By 4ofus | Views [503] | Comments [1]

Well, we did arrive in Provence, finally!!!!! We had some fun and games around some towns where we missed turns or ended up in reconstruction areas with no redirection routes. But that is part of the travel experience in a car, and not for the faint ... Read more >

Gallery: Canal Du Midi

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 | By kathryn_hendy_ekers | Photo Gallery

Gallery: The Valley of the Dordogne

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 | By 4ofus | Photo Gallery

Following The "Treasure Map"

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 | By tonielle_krisanski | Views [4977] | Comments [1]

Well I’m sure you’re all wondering what happened after I left you last. I was on the train to Lyon, hoping that I’d have a bed at the only hostel in town… don’t panic, everything worked out. It was surprisingly easy to get to the hostel, a bus, then ... Read more >

Tags: beach, calanque, cassis, lyon, marseilles

Dordogne Valley and the Perigord, Southwest France

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 | By 4ofus | Views [511]

We drove down through central France on Saturday 6th June, with huge storms and winds on our tail, but a great highway in front of us. We drove right through the lower half of the Loire Valley, into the Massif Centrale and into Dordogne region - about 4.... Read more >

Strolling along the Bois de Boulogne...

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 | By keith_austin | Views [1092] | Comments [1]

SPRING sprang in Paris and then sprang right away again; we’ve experienced the first prolonged period of persistent pluie since arriving four and a half months ago and although the rain has stopped it’s left behind cloudy blue skies and a cold wind.... Read more >

Gallery: Bois de Boulogne

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 | By keith_austin | Photo Gallery

Une Carrot, Just Une Carrot

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 | By tonielle_krisanski | Views [1426] | Comments [5]

Coming to you from a train… traveling from Dijon to Lyon (where I hopefully have a bed tonight). Since I’ve updated you last, I’ve been to a few places in the French countryside – Nancy, Strasbourg and Dijon. I’ve enjoyed being off the ‘beaten ... Read more >

Tags: dijon, france, nancy, strasbourg, trains

Gallery: Loire Valley

Sat, 6 Jun 2009 | By 4ofus | Photo Gallery