Its been a whistle-stop last few days, but all of a sudden, we know where, when and how our summer cycling adventure will start. As ever, we have given ourselves plenty of planning time, as it starts this Friday! In 4 days time, we’ll be on our way. Let me explain why this all may … More Starting in Toulouse: Rugby, Roads, and a New Cycling Journey
If you’ve been following us for a while, you’ll know that we like to have our little adventures, and that often, we plan trips, which change, and morph into something different. And that was the case, with this latest ‘birthday trip’ to Antibes. Originally, we had planned to have a quiet and gentle couple of … More Exploring Carcassonne – A winter break.
All I can say, is that cycling 740km to Angouleme to watch the first rugby match of the season for Provence, was worth every turn of the pedal. We had spent a lovely afternoon exploring the town, before I put on my Provence T-Shirt to wear to the match. I have carried it in my … More Day 11 … Into the Dordogne
We had such a lovely evening yesterday, staying in the camp site that we had visited so many times before, albeit, the last time being in 1999. We did the evening walk that had been our favourite walk, all those years ago, taking the quiet road to the Tour de Broue, the last remaining part … More Day 9 whoops, where are we staying?
It would be fair to say that 2025 has been a bit of a ‘hurry up and wait’ year. We have so much planned, but in many ways it feels as if it has really only just started. After our wonderful trip to Venice and Nice in the depths of winter, we have spent the … More Life is about to move up a gear
Postcards from Provence and beyond 