Marqueyssac gardens — road trip roundup #4
Before I tell you about this place I visited, I have to tell you a few other things. Firstly, my mum likes gardens. If I was to go on holiday with my mum, I would tell her that I don’t …
Before I tell you about this place I visited, I have to tell you a few other things. Firstly, my mum likes gardens. If I was to go on holiday with my mum, I would tell her that I don’t …
Last Saturday night signalled the second Balade au Clair de Lune (a walk during the full moon) in La Clusaz, which means all the street lights in the village centre were turned off and the place was lit, instead, with …
If you suffer from vertigo or if you’re scared of heights, you might want to avoid the massive bridge near Millau and take the road underneath it, as I did, instead. From the road below, you can see the eight …
Millau Bridge (le Viaduc de Millau) — road trip roundup #3 Read more »
Le Gouffre de Padirac is possibly the most beautiful natural landmark I have ever seen. A gouffre (pronounced ‘goof-rrr’) is a cave, and this one is massive. Apart from stalactites and stalagmites, the gouffre offers an underground boat ride at …
August in La Clusaz means one thing: cheese. The Fete du Reblochon is held annually in La Clusaz, and this year, it celebrated 50 years of enjoying AOC status, which means any cheese sold under the name of Reblochon must …
The Dune du Pilat is Europe’s largest sand dune, but, like Europe’s highest road, there is some confusion: signposts for Dune du Pilat are often twinned with signposts for Dune de Pyla. What? Are there two giant dunes next to …
The first Saturday in August is not a good afternoon to drive to Annecy: the Fete du Lac — involving ninety minutes of fireworks — ensures the roads are busy from midday, with some central roads blocked off later in …
I’ve made it across central France from La Clusaz and have arrived on the West coast. The drive over was fun, although slightly dangerous, thanks to a game that my friend Jen tricked me into playing. Sometimes, this game seems …
I’m doing a road trip from La Clusaz the South East of France to the South West, and I’ve noticed a few things. Only in rural France… …do you see the rebellious elderly block off a car park by parking …
July 14 — Bastille Day — in France is just like Guy Fawkes day in the UK: it involves a ridiculous amount of fireworks, entertainment for the kids, a variety of home-fireworks-related injuries, and it has something to do with …