One of the many joys of what we are doing is the waking up to new surroundings each day. Spain had really come up with the goods.
Countries
“Mi querida España”
My dearest Spain, how much I miss her when I am not there.
Au revoir France
Here it comes again, the time when one adventure ends and another one begins. Our main trip to France has finished although we will come back briefly in the summer to attempt to climb Mont Blanc.
Our costs in France
We have spent less than we budgeted for in France!
Farewell to French Wine
We had had such a good previous day, should we visit more vineyards, or leave it at that?. Another country was looming on the horizon, Spain.
Just a little more French whine
The Loire wine experience was neutral, would the Bordeaux region change our view?
A bit of sightseeing in Bordeaux
After our one-day visit to the Ile d’Oleron we stopped in Bordeaux city before starting our wine route around this area. This visit turn out to be very brief…
One day the Île d’Oléron
After our intense three days in the Loire Valley, we return to the coast to continue our original itinerary towards the Île d’Oléron.
Wines of the Loire
Having spent quite a bit of time on the coast recently, we felt we needed a change. So we headed off inland towards the Loire Valley, one of the numerous wine regions in France.
Three very different Chateaux
So we decided to take a little detour up the Loire Valley to sample some wine, which Susana is writing about, and to take in some Chateaux.