Having been reassured that my mother had made a full recovery from her illness and wasn’t due to go back into hospital for a further procedure until the middle of September, we managed another brief escape! (Yes, I know her […]
I am now in Quarantine: Week 2. It’s killing me. Am I meant to be ignoring my two week quarantine like every one else seems to be doing? I’m eight days in and going a little bit mad. I’ve picked […]
We did a little road trip down to the South Of France from the Dordogne, stopping of in Carcassonne to spend the night. The Cité de Carcassonne in France is an outstanding example of a medieval fortified town and well worth a visit. Despite perhaps relying a little too heavily on tourism these days - the old area is very busy and commercial, if you have any children with a penchant for waving a wooden sword about and donning a tabard, then this is the place for you.
Issigeac Market, Aquitaine in the Dordogne region of France is one of the most frequented of the Sunday markets and people come from far and wide. It really is one of the most quintessentially French markets you could hope to find and made even more spectacular by being hosted in one of the prettiest towns in the area, with a spectacular church in the main square.
The little rural cottage where I’m staying in the Dordogne is perfect and time has slowed down significantly. I can see why this sort of country farmland living is so appealing for busy lives in London. Pockets of the house […]
I’m in the Dordogne, the romantic backwater in rural Aquitaine. Much less busy than the South of France, unless it’s market day. The view from the little rural cottage where I am based for a month is of lush vegetation […]
I have just spent a few days away in France, staying near a little town called Eymet, in the South West Dordogne region and not far from Bergerac. Eymet is a beautiful, typical Bastide town layout which includes an open […]
