We leave our little fur family in Geneva to the start of a run of summer weather. We have experienced modern day farming during our morning walks where the field started with long bushy clover than in one day the whole clover fields were cut. The following day after the…
Switzerland
Finding out more about the seat of the United Nations
You we all be pleased to know that the blog will continue as we have both survived the mouldy goat cheese and our gut flora IS better for it. 🙂 We discovered a really amazing market quite by accident as one hiccup we had in Rwanda, was that the very…
Switzerland
Geneva
We are based on the very edge of Geneva which in itself is not big ~200,000 inhabitants. The city just stops abruptly and beautiful Swiss houses and fields start , so we have the benefit of being out here but still very close to the city. It is a little…
Switzerland
More local exploring and off to Geneva we go
We have a day left now to do more local discoveries as we have accepted another doggie and pussy cat house sit in Geneva. With recommendations from our friends we head to Thoronet where an old Cistercian monastery lies. It has been largely restored and so you can get a…
France
CĂ´te d’Azur, Cannes and Cagnes-sur-Mer
Today is going to be a packed day. We get up at 6am to squeeze in the market at Cotignac, it has a very good reputation and even though slightly off route we feel it is a must see. We are not disappointed and manage to stock up on Swiss…
France
Carces and surrounds, an Ode to AndrĂ©Â
I have brought with me, from Australia the full Michelin road atlas, to some gentle complaints from AndrĂ© that we do not need the extra 2kg in our luggage on top of all the winter gear, but guess what I prevail:) It is now as we experiment with tiny little…
France
Montpellier and over to Provence
We almost change our plans as we find this fastest growing town in France has a great charm and really feels alive, to stay and extra day, but instead we get up really early and hit the streets before virtually anyone else. We visit the beautifully restored Cathedral de St….
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Travel day to Montpellier
Today we farewell our lovely hosts and head east to cover 465km to Montpellier. The weather is perfect for travel 14C and overcast predicted to maybe rain a bit. We ask the GPS to keep us off paying autoroutes so as to keep the day scenic. This means an extra…
France
Last Day in Southwest of France, farewell fur familyÂ
It has been a wonderful time spent exploring the nooks around here but it is our last day minding the beautiful fur family. This morning we tested Byron’s resolve and training by having a batch of AndrĂ©’s Canadian pancakes with local strawberries at his nose level. We are not quite…
France
An idyllic base in Southwest France
This is a beautiful place to have the opportunity to explore. Incredibly peaceful, birds chirp night and day exchanging from day singers to scops owls and nightingales at night. We are based in a wine growing area, and growing, planting and tending to vines is taken very seriously here. The…