Posted by in france, occitanie, Toulouse, Uncategorized In Toulouse, like everywhere in France it is customary to wish people a “happy new year” during the first month of the year, and not just if you happen to be with them as the clock strikes midnight on Dec 31st. It’s a custom which continues throughout the long month of January. Sweet, no?! So……..here…Read more »
Posted by in Uncategorized To all of my readers I would like to wish you a Merry Christmas! As we come to the end of this strange year I just want to wish everyone well. It is a time to stay warm and healthy and keep your sense of humour. The coming year should see the return of travel,…Read more »
vo (vf en bas) The pretty medieval village of Gruissan is one of my local happy places. It is so hard not to be nostalgic for better times at the moment as travel is a distant (but no so distant) dream right now, I still want to share a little something that you can enjoy…Read more »
Posted by in Aude, occitanie, Uncategorized Pays Cathare
A few kilometres from the pretty town of Mirepoix, on the border of Ariège and Aude, is the village of Lagarde with the ruins of Château Lagarde perched atop the hill. Most of what you will see when you visit is from the 14 century, though it is thought there has been a castle here…Read more »
Posted by in Uncategorized Ariège is a department in Occitanie close to Midi Pyrenees, easily reachable by car. Ever since the initial liberation from our ‘lockdown’ last spring, like other Toulousers, we have been daytripping and discovering Ariège. Before this year, my familiarity with Ariège was limited to Mirepoix, a pretty medieval bastide town with a handful of restaurants,…Read more »
Posted by in france, oenotourisme, randonnée Le chemin des vignerons, also known as le sentier des vignerons, translates as the wine growers trail. It is a hiking trail around the vignobles of Belvèze-du-Razès, in Aude. Along the trail you will see panoramic views of the surrounding countryside, including the peaks of Saint-Barthélémy and Soularac in Ariège, as well as the Pech…Read more »
I hope that you are all enjoying the summer even though foreign travel is a bit dodgy this year. This post is for anyone visiting the south of France this autumn and anyone planning a holiday abroad for next year….or whenever it is that the world opens up again. As you meander down the coast…Read more »
Posted by in travel, Uncategorized, voyage Air Travel – During the time of Covid 19 Your new onboard experience Travelling by plane post Covid -19, or should I say mid Covid-19; post confinement, will vary a lot depending on where you fly to and where you fly from. The first important thing to remember is that the rules are changing from…Read more »
Posted by in travel, Uncategorized, voyage The future of air travel Life onboard an aircraft is a micro world of its own. Unless you choose to fly on an airline called Woops or some other catchy little name which seduced you with its seemingly low price but then got you in the end with its add-ons, you will be subjected to…Read more »
