After a week exploring the coastal area around Nerja we decided to head a little way inland to visit Granada and the Alhambra while we had the opportunity. We didn’t fancy negotiating Granada with the van and trailer so we stopped for a couple of nights at a site at Beas de Granada, not far… Continue reading Andalusia and the Alhambra
A winter trip to Spain
Happy New Year and hope it’s not too chilly wherever you are. We mentioned previously that it was our hope to be able to escape in the campervan in the winter months and to hopefully find some warmer weather in Southern Spain. We didn’t get to do it last year for more than a week… Continue reading A winter trip to Spain
Winter Workshops
It’s a relief to see the back of the shortest day of the year and to know that, little by little, the days will start to get longer again. We can’t complain as even this week we have been able to sit outside for lunch in sunshine with bright blue skies – albeit we were… Continue reading Winter Workshops
Exploring Northern Spain
October has been wonderfully mild but we were also very fortunate in the second half of September when we took a couple of weeks away to explore Northern Spain, an area that neither of us knows well. We crossed the border south of Biarritz and, with an eye on weather forecasts, we headed west straight… Continue reading Exploring Northern Spain
Proven’Jeep
Joe is loving being able to use his Jeep in France and had hopes of being able to attend events with other Jeep enthusiasts. Often this means military vehicle events and can also include classic car events. Some events are further afield and travelling long distances in the Jeep to join them would be hard… Continue reading Proven’Jeep
Tournon Traditions
The last week of the main summer holiday period came around very quickly and I think we tried most of the activities that were going on in July and August in the form of brocantes, night food markets, concerts etc. August is an important month for our own village of Tournon d’Agenais with two long-standing… Continue reading Tournon Traditions
Summer Season
It’s hard to believe that we completed on the house just over a year ago. We headed back to the UK shortly afterwards for a couple of months to get things sorted there so this is really our first full summer at the house. We may be out in the sticks here without the glitz… Continue reading Summer Season
Barcelona Grand Prix
Joe is a long time motor sports fan and has travelled to various events in Europe in the past including Le Mans 24 hour race (which we have done together twice), classic motorbike races in Belgium and a Grand Prix at Spa in Belgium. I hadn’t followed the Formula 1 Grand Prix races before I… Continue reading Barcelona Grand Prix
Entente Cordiale
For about 8 years I’ve been involved in an adult Anglo-French exchange group based around Tunbridge Wells in the UK and Cestas, south of Bordeaux, in France. The exchange group has been going for over 25 years now with some members involved for all of that time and others joining more recently. Participants are paired… Continue reading Entente Cordiale
June is busting out all over….
June seems to have crept up on us and the weather is still taking some time to settle down to the usual summer heat that everyone tells us is the norm. The mixture of rain and sunshine keeps the grass growing at an impressive rate and Joe has a second ‘gang’ mower to keep on… Continue reading June is busting out all over….