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 spent 10 days in Bordeaux in April and were blown away but how much this big-little city packs in. We wandered endlessly and aimlessly discovering new old-neighbourhoods, beautiful 18th century buildings, shady green parks and crumbling old ruins. Here’s some of our observations and highlights, grouped in categories that make sense to me. Hope they help you discover the hidden gems of this beautiful city. The Borderlais people are […]
Overall: Stupendous. I was going to leave it at that, but I thought I’d better explain my rating! The Dolomites is the most astoundingly majestic alpine range I have ever seen. No wonder it is a UNESCO World Heritage site. The Dolomiti Superski region is so big there is no one single map of the area that fits in all the ski areas and mountains on one page – above […]