Destination: France

Photos: Gouarec - Tuesday

Tue, 24 Sep 2013 | By quando | Photo Gallery

Gouarec - Tuesday

Tue, 24 Sep 2013 | By quando | Views [424]

I should mention the car.  A VW Golf auto diesel.  We picked it up from Dinard airport.  Thank goodness it was a sunny day.  The scratches and bumps were noted on the defect schedule but not the huge star crack in the windscreen or ... Read more >

Photos: Gouarec - Monday

Mon, 23 Sep 2013 | By quando | Photo Gallery

Gouarec - Monday

Mon, 23 Sep 2013 | By quando | Views [468]

I apologise if some of my stories, or photo captions, read "funny".  The word check on this tablet is changing some of my words and in my rush to beat the battery life and internet "voids" I am not always noticing.  I will correct when I get ... Read more >

Photos: Gouarec - Sunday

Sun, 22 Sep 2013 | By quando | Photo Gallery

Gouarec - Sunday

Sun, 22 Sep 2013 | By quando | Views [409]

Sunday - Our first full day in Gouarec.  We cycled along the canal to the town of Bon Repos.  Only 10 km return but a good sojourn in which to try out the bikes.  They are smooth to ride - well maintained.  Sunday markets were in ... Read more >

Dinard

Sat, 21 Sep 2013 | By quando | Views [539] | Comments [4]

Our tablets wont connect and im typing on a french keyboard  anyway were now in Dinard Brittany.  We flew over with Ryanair.  You can book seats but most people dont so its a bun fight for the seats when you get into the plane. ... Read more >

Intro to the Rhone Valley

Fri, 20 Sep 2013 | By candice | Views [450]

Ampuis is a little town about 40 minutes south of Lyon and is where I'll be spending the next 3 months working in the winery for Domaine Ogier. It's a beautiful little place surrounded by terraced hill vineyards on one side and the Soane River on the ... Read more >

Photos: Intro to the Rhone Valley

Fri, 20 Sep 2013 | By candice | Photo Gallery

Photos: Friday the 13th...

Sat, 14 Sep 2013 | By candice | Photo Gallery

Keeping things interesting!

Fri, 13 Sep 2013 | By candice | Views [400]

Oddly I'll start with a crazy situation I gotmyself into at dinner last night. It was the age old, do I try something unknown or familiar from the menu: unknown makes for more excitement, so that was what I went for. my oh my, never in your wildest dreams ... Read more >

Photos: First day in France

Fri, 13 Sep 2013 | By candice | Photo Gallery

Lolling around Lyon

Thu, 12 Sep 2013 | By candice | Views [561] | Comments [1]

Well I made it! Said goodbye to Mr Sears (a v sad day but looking forward to being reunited on the French Alps in 3 months), then jetted to Dubai (37 degrees) for 9 hours, then on to Lyon - arrived late last night. Before I go on I have to boast that ... Read more >

The rich, famous & Aussie backpacker.

Fri, 6 Sep 2013 | By etak91 | Views [215]

I spent three nights in the South of France recently - definitely an interesting experience!   Clear blue water, private yachts, designer stores, expensive sun lounges, rocky beaches, beautiful cliff top villages and three days of relax. ... Read more >

Paris to LIsbon

Mon, 2 Sep 2013 | By lizscar | Views [1353]

Final Day in Paris   So I left off with us going back to the hotel for a nap. One thing I forgot to mention about pefume shopping: We saw crazy expensive fancy perfume in that one shop where I only knew two of the 30 brands available, "Juilette ... Read more >