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November 2018

Black lava cathedral of Clermont Ferrand
Clermont-Ferrand and onwards North
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Our motorhome travels continued North towards Clermont Ferrand, but heading first to a nice looking campsite we had found in the ACSI book at Hotel de Plein Air Le Chanset  in…

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St Flour lower town view from upper town
The dark lava town of St Flour
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Our motorhome journey took us next to St Flour in the Auvergne, a two tiered town with a lower more modern town and historic medieval town sitting on the top…

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Millau viaduct, France
Over the world’s tallest bridge in Millau
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Having arrived the previous night in the dark, we woke up to a wonderful view over the Octon countryside which was a nice surprise.  The 100 church bell rings followed…

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Aigues-Mortes Famous for salt production
Salty tales in Aigues-Mortes
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Aigues-Mortes (dead water) is a small inland port situated in the southern Camargue famous for its vast salt marshes stretching over 14,000 hectares producing over 500,000 tons of salt a…

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Flamingoes in the wetlands of the Camargue,, France
The wonderful wetlands of the Camargue
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Our long anticipated visit to the vast, watery wetlands of the Camargue was hampered by just one thing – the weather forecast. Would it just be a watery washout?  Several…

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Laika Motorhome Tour Nimes - Roman Arena
Nimes – FROMAGE, CEPS, PAIN
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Having decided to stay at a canal side aire in Bellegarde we headed into Nimes early to try and park on the outskirts of the city and walk in.  As…

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Chateauneuf du Pape wine tasting by motorhome
Torrents & Tastings in Chateauneuf du Pape
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Scanning the Provence area on the map after our visit to Avignon our eyes were drawn to a place we both instantly recognised and were keen to visit – Chateauneuf…

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Avignon - City Walland Pont Des Palais at night
A Bridge, A Palace – and a Papal legacy
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Our visit to the historical city of Avignon didn’t get off to the most auspicious of starts. Rocking up at our chosen aire, I duly took out the credit card…

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Aix-en-provence fountain
Fun and Games in the Fountain Town of Provence
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Having seen all there was to see in Jouques we made our way back to Buzz and checked our route to Aix-en-Provence, our next destination. While in Jouques we had…

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Jouques Provence
Pretty in Provence – the streets of Jouques
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After a disappointing market at Greoux Le Bains, the cupboards were still bare so a supermarket shop was order of the day. Sometimes we write a list and sometimes we…

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