Italy and France 2007

Paris: The Louvre, Montmartre & a Rough Arrival Paris: The Louvre, Montmartre & a Rough Arrival A rough arrival, a bowl of pho and our last few days in Europe The next morning we packed up our little tent, threw everything into the car and headed for Blois. The plan […]

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The Loire Valley: Chambord & Cheverny The Loire Valley: Chambord & Cheverny Royal hunting lodges, a hundred hounds and one very small tent We had enjoyed our time in Avallon, strange camping-ground man and all, but by now there was no escaping the fact that our holiday was beginning to […]

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Across Burgundy: Autun, Semur & Avallon Across Burgundy: Autun, Semur & Avallon Roman towns, medieval villages, old battlefields and a surprising amount of closed restaurants We set off from the Dordogne with Autun in Burgundy as our next destination, a drive that would take us north-east across the Massif Central. […]

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Sarlat France
From Provence to the Dordogne: Through the Tarn to Sarlat From Provence to the Dordogne Through the Tarn to Sarlat, with villages, valleys and one very large hire car We picked up our hire car the next morning. Or at least, we picked up what the hire company had decided […]

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Avignon and the Pont du Gard Avignon and the Pont du Gard Popes, Roman aqueducts and a French bus system that appeared to be largely decorative I woke slightly disoriented and more than slightly groggy. For a few seconds I had absolutely no idea where I was. Then it came […]

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A Vagabond Life: The Ultimate Travel Guide
Walking the Cinque Terre: Riomaggiore to Vernazza Walking the Cinque Terre Riomaggiore, Corniglia, Vernazza and an unexpected change of plans We set off very early from Venice, first catching the train to Florence, where we made a quick change, and then continuing on to Genoa. At Genoa station we left […]

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Back in Venice: Returning to La Serenissima Back in Venice Returning to La Serenissima and the city I once called home We were up early and headed for Termini, Rome’s main train station. It took us rather longer to leave the B&B than planned because our hostess had decided we […]

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Rome
Back in Rome: Returning to Italy and Rediscovering the Eternal City Back in Rome Returning to Italy and rediscovering the Eternal City After a few years away from Italy, I was itching to get back. I had lived there for a couple of years and it was one of those […]

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