We had two nights in the picturesque town of Gruyères, Switzerland and we ate very well! Definitely two nights is enough with so much fondue, not to mention it’s a bit more expensive as well 😬 There isn’t a lot of choices when it comes to accommodation here so we stayed in a hotel which… Read More Mmm… (swiss) cheese
One of the main questions that we get is “Where have you been?”, quickly followed by “Where are you going next?”. It’s not hard to answer but it is seemingly illogical as we are often doubling back on ourselves. We plan to create a video with a map of where we’ve been and it would… Read More Logical… NOT
I’m so lucky for so many reasons. Obviously being able to take this trip at all is amazing. (Not just financially but health-wise, with kids’ schooling and everything else in life that has had to basically be put on hold for nine months!) A couple of days ago, I just attended an Asian dance class… Read More Auld Lang Syne 🎶
In Italy, we decided to try something different and go to the river overlooking Mount Blanc for a day trip. There, you can go whitewater rafting, and since it was a warm day, the water would hopefully not be as freezing. While there was a longer session for adults, we decided to stick together and… Read More Whitewater Rafting (by Z)
Puy du Fou: It’s a theme park with a difference – mainly that difference being that there are no rides. Possibly you’ve now just stopped reading but hopefully you are as intrigued as I was! Instead of rides it has shows, including some interactive walk through ones, all of which are have historical significance. It… Read More Pwee doo Foo
We went to a chocolate factory, which is popular for tourism in that part of Switzerland. First they showed us the history of the chocolate and then the process of making the chocolate, using a device that you held to your ear that tells you everything about each room we went into, in many languages.… Read More Chocolate Factory (by I)
After a wee visit to Scotland we headed south to France, to a caravan park near La Rochelle in West. We were crashing some Scottish friends’ three week French holiday by joining them for the first week. We looked up the park and booked a cabin that was close to them – apart from that,… Read More French heat waves & caravan parks
We ducked into Scotland for a week before heading into Europe, to catch up with a few of our old Weegie (& around) friends. Too short of course, so we are heading back for August for a more thorough stay ❤️ We stayed with friends near Gleneagles and ate very well, including our first Baked… Read More A wee visit to Scotland
As we left Paris, we knew we’d be staying with our English hosts for a week and N came up with the idea of bringing them a present from Paris – some cheese of course! M & N went to a local fromagerie on our last night and discussed in depth with the staff which… Read More A cheese shaped hole in our hearts
After our week in Paris we trained to England to stay with some friends in the midlands. We had lived with them years before in Southampton, so it was like a re-enactment, but with kids 😁 They live in a very small village just outside of Stafford, in a lovely old house (built in 1843!)… Read More English sunshine
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