Now with our minimum booking length down to 3-nights, we thought we would show you the stunning parts of France you can explore in just a long weekend. The total driving time for our 3-night campervan itinerary is only three hours and ~200km. If you travel between October 21st 2019 and March 31st 2020, you […]
France is well known for its spoil of riches but the Great Alpine Road is one of the most spectacular. This route stretches 684 Km from Thonon-les-Bains to the southern coastal town of Menton. Packed with breathtaking views, crystal lakes, and secluded valleys, ‘La Route des Grandes Alpes’ is a great…
Burgundy is a beautiful region of France and deserves its very own driving route. Most well known for its red and white wines. Packed with historic architecture and rolling countryside, Burgundy is perfect to explore in a motorhome, campervan or RV. Drive the short distances between towns whilst stopping and staying the night with vineyards, […]
The Ardennes region of France is synonymous with the battlefields and commemorative sites of World War One. The region has seen greatly increased visitor numbers during The Great War centenary years of 2014 to 2018. I think the increase in tourism has caused this little known region to take a closer at its other tourism […]
Whilst eating out last week, I was reacquainted with one of my favourite wines, a Morgon from the Beaujolais region. Read on to find out about the ten Beaujolais appellations, where to take a Beaujolais motorhome tour and which Beaujolais is my favourite. (Hint: there’s nothing new about it!) Sadly, Beaujolais is all too often […]
We recently explored a small area of the Lot Valley, in south-west France, taking our time to savour all the wonderful things that we particularly enjoy doing while the weather was sunny. Here are our highlights so that you can follow our motorhome trail with ease… Unlike many of France’s waterways, the Lot Valley is […]
Whetting your appetite with some pictures of the beautiful Lot Valley’s farmer market produce – a fabulous place for a motorhome trip. We did a very rare thing last week and went on holiday in August! Having worked in hospitality and travel for 30 years we generally don’t manage to take time off during the […]
My romantic dream of what you might do in Provence, France turned into reality in one beautiful location! Read on to find out how… I don’t know about you but whenever I think of travelling through Provence in the autumn or early winter I get a somewhat clichéd, rose-tinted video of French activities streaming through […]
The medieval town of Figeac provides the perfect setting for the second part of our trip to the Lot department: a bustling Saturday market, hearty food, interesting driving and gorgeous autumnal colours. There’s so much to tell you of our recent wonderful weekend away in the Lot department that I made it a two-part story; […]
We just spent a weekend in “Lot”, discovering yet another beautiful area of France. All my blogs about France seem to start the same way: “I had no idea this area was so pretty and interesting…”, but I suppose that is because most of France just is! There’s so much to tell you of our […]
