We had a cheeky overnighter in Perigueux in late April and found this ancient city had so much to offer we could have stayed a week. We lucked a little third floor apartment right in the heart of the old town in the Place du Coderc where they have a brilliant fresh food market Saturday morning selling all the specialties of the Périgord region: truffles, confit du canard, foie gras […]
We were lucky to escape for a road trip between Melbourne lockdowns in late June to do the Silo Art trail which stretches 200km through the northwest Wimmera Mallee region from Rupanyup to Patchewollock. You can tick off all the silos in a 2 hour journey but we zig zagged a bit to take in a few side attractions. It is a great way to see the local ‘colour’ of […]
You can drive to Canberra from Melbourne non-stop along the Hume Highway in 7 hours. We do this a lot as our daughter lives in Canberra. However, in late November, we decided to take our campervan and veer off on a few side trips to explore some of the river and mountain towns, on the way including Wodonga, Walwa, Tumbarumba, Jugiong. It was worth the detour(s) as we discovered some […]