Category: UK, Europe, Singapore 2023
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Driving to Wales
It was time to leave Cornwall and head on up to Wales and Snowdonia. We had a relatively large drive on our hands, 5-6 hours, along with a few stops to make a long the way. Our first port of call (literally) was Padstow on the way through. We hadn’t made it here the day…
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The tiny lanes of Coastal Cornwall
Having got up early, we decided that we would just meander along the coast and find what we could find along the way. This part of Cornwall is where you’ll find Rick Stein’s flagship Padstow restaurants, Port Isaac (Of Doc Martin fame, and Fisherman’s Friends fame) and just stunning little lanes, towns and fishing villages.…
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Storm Antoni, the hunt for a hike and some well timed food!
Lesley and I were aiming for Newquay on the Cornwall Coast and had about a 4 hour drive from London to get there. In our minds we were going to stop along the way and do some walks, get in some scenery and stretch our legs. Storm Antoni had other suggestions for us!! With occasional…
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Handing over of the baton
It was time for the official handing over ceremony from one friend to another. Lesley and Kylie have never met before now, but have heard a lot about each other through out the years. Friday happened to be Lesley’s birthday, so she drove down to London to meet us. Kylie is the best birthday organiser…
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A Norsk Adventure
To mix things up, it was time to hit the air and head over the water for a kayaking and hiking adventure in Norway. Our flights are not as early this time, so it was an easy trip to Gatwick to catch an onwards flight to Stavanger, Norway. Our guide and tour picked up from…
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Au revoir France
It’s always a bittersweet day to be leaving somewhere that you’ve had such a fantastic, chilled time. Also both Kylie and I had finally got the bugs out of the hire car (some auto correct steering function that bugged the both of us! We figured out how to turn it off in the last 36…
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Food, food, food and more food!
The markets ran in Bonnieaux this morning and we were surprised as to how big they were for such a small town. Our stroll down to the boulangerie for breakfast took a whole lot longer and the line up to order was out the door. Clearly the boulangerie is geared up for days like these,…
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The sounds and smells of Provence
There’s a church just above our little hotel in Bonnieux and every 15 minutes it has something to say, 1 strike for 15, 30 and 45 mins past and obviously it chimes for the hour. It has a certain tone to it that will always remind me of Provence. Whoever has programmed the clock is…
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The drive of death and flowers everywhere
Our day began with the goal of heading out to the Gorge Verdon. A UNESCO site, it will be the furtherest we venture from our heart of Provence Bonnieaux. Two minutes down the road, okay, that is exaggerating, maybe 10 minutes, we got distracted by a winery. Château de Mille was founded in the 13th…
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Time to have a change of scenery!
In the theme of having early starts, Kylie and I clearly decided that we needed to go for the most extreme early start (though it could have been worse!). A 9am flight out of Gatwick saw us getting up at 3:30am to catch a flight to Marseille, France. That was early enough I think! We…
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