The Office Is Closed
The Office Is Closed
The night before catching our ferry from Calais to Dover was a night of celebration for us. Far from feeling sad, we were in celebratory mood, reflecting on what an…
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On our last day before Calais we were feeling a mixture of emotions. Excitement in one way at going home, seeing everyone, spending time in our house etc. But at…
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Passing through the Loire valley we stopped off at Chauteau Chaumont. We’ve previously visited Chateau Chambord and Chateau Chenonceau last time we were in the Loire and we really enjoyed…
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With scenes of the idyllic French town of St Savin still fresh in our minds we didn’t imagine our next stop could possibly be so scenic. Heading towards the Loire…
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Our French sister-in-law had recommended we visit St Savin, a town that wasn’t on our radar and one we could easily have missed. It was an absolute delight and we…
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After a relaxing couple days in Riberac we continued our journey armed with a couple of recommendations of places to visit on our last few days as we travelled North…
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Our plan to visit Bayonne came to nothing as unfortunately the weather was against us. At any other time we may have waited it out but with pouring rain and…
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From Castro Urdalias we made for our last port of call in Spain, an old favourite of ours and anyone else who has been there San Sebastian or to the…
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We struck lucky with our last few stops in Cantabria, visiting the historic towns of Lierganes and then Castro Urdiales. Two totally contrasting places (one riverside, one seaside) but equally…
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Santillana del Mar is said to be one of Spain’s prettiest villages and luckily enough for us it was on our route through Cantabria. As we travel through the North…
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