Hot, hot, hot!

Well you certainly don’t need us to point out that there’s a heatwave going on in Europe and the UK. You’ve probably seen there have been serious wildfires in parts of France (and other countries) and two of the biggest fires are in areas near Bordeaux that we drove through just last month. The area… Continue reading Hot, hot, hot!

Still loving the Lot

We’re back on the River Lot, an area we keep getting drawn back to, and at a different, but equally lovely, riverside campsite surrounded by vines. The weather is settled here now and the vines are in full growth mode with plenty of leaves and grapes getting larger. In contrast to this, a couple of… Continue reading Still loving the Lot

Champagne region

The big news in France is that there is a shortage of mustard in the shops caused by problems with mustard seed crops due to hot weather in Canada and a cold snap in Burgundy. Purchases were being rationed to one jar per customer but we haven’t seen any mustard products on the supermarket shelves… Continue reading Champagne region

Burgundy

Before travelling in the Burgundy region we’d assumed that it was pretty much just vineyards producing what the region is known for. But there is a lot more to it than wines as we discovered heading west to the Morvan Regional Natural Park, one of the first to be created (or designated?) in France, and… Continue reading Burgundy