One night in Paris
What does one girl alone do in Paris with only one night (albeit two days) to explore and experience the city? My starting point was...
Walking in Anne Boleyn's footsteps
The chateau I had been most looking forward to visiting was Amboise Chateau. It is perched high above the township of Amboise and holds a...
Trois Chateau, une day!
For an historian, visiting the chateaux of the Loire Valley is an amazing experience. While my interest has always been more on the other...
My Montresor
I arrived in Montresor after a four and half hour drive from Lyon. Fortunately unaffected by the french petrol strike, the rhino and I...
Flying solo
Travelling on your own does bring its rewards but it certainly has its challenges too. Today was one of those days that just began with...
Au revoir Provence
I made friends with the Black Rhino today. I had always appreciated its gifts mainly the GPS for taking me to where I wanted to go even...
Market day in Aix
Saturday morning and it is market day in Aix en Provence. After a relatively leisurely breakfast, I headed out towards the Place Richelme...
French Men
The soft New York saxophone jazz completing Woody Allen's latest film "Cafe Society" followed me out of the Cinema Renoir and on to the...
Tourtour and touring the hills
Tourtour is an ancient honey coloured village set into the hills - it lures in passers by rather than screams for attention. It is...
Tiny salty olives
How can one visit France without writing about the food? Impossible! (said with a french flair). Before my departure I had prided myself...
