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Oradour-sur-Glane
(Warning: contains details of an extremely brutal incident in WW2) Just to the west of Limoges lie two villages bearing the name...
mgbreslin
Nov 11, 20231 min read


Creuse
After visiting Rocamadour, we arrived on Tuesday evening at our second gîte of the trip, in Le Grand-Bourg, a small town in the...
clairekinane
Nov 10, 20232 min read


Rocamadour
Nestled in a gorge in the Lot region of central France (around an hour south of Brive) is the spectacular village of Rocamadour. Built...
mgbreslin
Nov 9, 20231 min read


Lascaux cave and Brive-La-Gaillarde
After our rainy weekend in Bordeaux we head towards the town of Brive for one night, with a stop-off on the way at the famous Lascaux...
clairekinane
Nov 8, 20231 min read


Bordeaux
The remnants of Storm Ciaran sweep in from the Atlantic, covering the city in persistent rain until 3pm on the day of our arrival....
mgbreslin
Nov 8, 20231 min read


The Tarn Valley
Our first extended stay is in the region around the Tarn river in Aveyron, around 2 hrs north of Carcassonne. Our 'gite' apartment is in...
mgbreslin
Nov 3, 20231 min read


La Passerelle de Mazamet
On Monday morning we left Carcassonne and headed towards our first "gîte", where we would be staying for 5 nights. With some rainy...
clairekinane
Nov 1, 20231 min read


Carcassonne
There are effectively two cities in Carcassonne: the medieval citadel known as 'La Cite', and the more modern 'Lower Town'. We spend our...
mgbreslin
Oct 31, 20231 min read


Adios España…Bienvenue en France
The second day in San Sebastián was nice and sunny. We continued our exploration of the old town (and the Pintxos!) as well as walking...
clairekinane
Oct 28, 20231 min read


Pintxos!
On our first night in Spain, we enjoy an evening stroll around the San Sebastián old town, stopping intermittently for pintxos and wine....
mgbreslin
Oct 27, 20231 min read


Le Grand Depart
The day is finally here! We board the Salamanca ferry at Rosslare, bound for Bilbao in northern Spain. Accommodations are more than...
mgbreslin
Oct 26, 20231 min read
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