Week 10B/11A, Italy, Venice
Our journey to Venice went very smoothly. Nick, the owner of our Nice apartment, was kind enough to not only …
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Week 9B/10A, France, Nice
It was a relief to return our rental car in Nice. Driving along the Nice waterfront with the sun shining …
Week 9A, France, Nimes
We only stayed three nights in Nimes, or more correctly, about 15 minutes out of Nimes, in a small village …
Monaco – Oceanographic Museum and Supercars
Yesterday we went to Monaco (officially referred to as the Principality of Monaco), about a 45 minute bus trip from …
France, Bordeaux By Rain
On Tuesday (10/4/2012) we got up early, the earliest we have to date on our trip, and we were in …
Week 8, France, Montaigu de Quercy
We left Villefranche-de-Rouergue mid-day and drove about an hour to the Grotte prehistorique de Pech-Merle. The roads were certainly rural …
Week 7, France, Villefranche-de-Rouergue
After Carcassonne we travelled a few hours north to the Aveyron region where we are staying about 10 km in …
Week 6B, France, Carcassonne
After spending 3 nights in Barcelona we said goodbye to Spain and caught a two hour bus trip to Perpignan …
Week 6A, Spain, Barcelona
Our apartment in Barcelona was located in the heart of Sagrada Familia and couldn’t really be better positioned for exploring …
Spain, Barcelona, Overloaded Old Donkeys and Sagrada Familia
The drive to Barcelona took longer than I expect, even with using the toll road to the sum of NZD$50! …