Europe
Le Terminus, the People’s Restaurant in Tarascon
Le Terminus is clearly a Sunday lunch venue for locals and we were surrounded by couples, friends and families. The couple with the dog next to us chatted to us… […]
Month: October 2013
Europe
Review of Hotel Elba Palace Golf, Fuerteventura
From the moment you step over the threshold you’re made to feel like an honoured guest and a family friend at a particularly well staffed country mansion. And you don’t have to be a golfer to enjoy its charms. […]
Europe
A Taste of MEO, a Michelin Star Restaurant in Tarascon
By the time the amuse-bouche (a complimentary appetiser) arrived we had adjusted to the MEO scene and were more relaxed, helped by a pastis aperitif… […]
Europe
Ten Different Scenes of Fuerteventura
Fuerteventura is known for its beaches and for the perpetual breeze that attracts the surfing community to the endless white sands. And they do seem endless in parts. […]
Europe
A Guide to What to See in Ancient Arles in Provence
The old centre of Arles is relatively compact, subsequently it’s easy to get round nearly all the highlights on foot in a day.
These are our pick of the things to see […]
Europe
A Year after the Forest Fires on La Gomera
In 2012 we walked across a decent chunk of the Canary Island of La Gomera. We did so a couple of months before devastating forest fires swept across… […]
Food & drink
Highfalutin Food at Le Bistrot de Pierrerue in Provence
Le Bistrot de Pierrerue is located in the tiny village of Pierrerue just outside of Forcalquier in Provence. It’s a Bistro de Pays, a type of high quality village pub. […]
Europe
A Thousand Years of Provence At Chateau Mourgues Du Gres
Passionate about the land, the grapes, the flora and fauna that make up her patch of Heaven on earth, Anne’s enthusiasm for what she and Françoise are trying to do here is contagious. […]
Europe
We Went to Paris and Didn’t See the Sights
Lying outside of Paris’ city limits, Montparnasse was exempt from alcohol tax and subsequently bars, restaurants, cabaret halls and theatres sprang up… […]
Catalonia
Review of Hotel La Coma in Setcases, Girona
We were there to explore the countryside and Setcases and Hotel La Coma was an ideal base for us, offering easy access to some quite diverse walking… […]
Food & drink
Are Brits Really Terrible Tourists?
We can’t be bothered to attempt to speak anybody else’s language. We only want to eat food we’re familiar with. We get outrageously drunk and either want to… […]
Europe
Lasting Impressions of Carrières de Lumières in Provence
I am a figure on a Monet canvas, my world exists at the whim of the Master’s brush. To my left lie the water lilies, their violet and sapphire hues flooding the room as the walls, floor and ceiling rush in a tide of brush strokes and crescendo to the sound of Debussy’s Clair de Lune. […]
Spain
Take Off All Your Clothes, We’re about to Serve Tea
The masseur asked us if we’d like a cup of tea. There’s something very British about having a mid afternoon cup of tea, there’s something not at all British about being served a cup of tea when you’re naked… […]
Camargue
Pretty Flamingos, White Horses & Busy Beavers in the Camargue
In the Camargue, ask anyone for suggestions about what to do in this intriguing area of France and the chances are they’ll reply ‘visit the Parc Ornithologique Pont de Gau’. […]
Dordogne
Sunday Shopping at Issigeac Market in the Dordogne
Visualise what the perfect French market should look like and Issigeac won’t be far away; a warren of narrow streets where stalls are laid out under the creaky… […]