Saint Goustan stopped us in our tracks the moment we set eyes on it. This is not a town you have work hard to love! I say town, the towns name is actually Auray, but the port area is known as Saint Goustan. You may see it written as Auray-Saint-Goustan. But however you want to…
Category: France
Our Summer Road-Trip To France; Part 5. The Dordogne.
We’d been on our 2019 France road-trip for just over a week now and, like every other holiday we ever go on, we hadn’t stopped for breath! Lyon (part 4) was on display behind us in the rearview mirror and as much as it had been a blast (we were pretty much born for city-breaks)…
The 5 Best Holiday Destinations In France Within A Short Drive From The Eurotunnel
Some of the best holiday destinations France has to offer within a half-day’s drive of the Eurotunnel. Some of the most amazing regions in Northern France that you maybe haven’t considered before. Check our our top 5 suggestions for this years summer holiday…
Our Summer Road-Trip To France; Part 4. Lyon For The Weekend
A Weekend In Lyon This is part 4 in a series of travel-diary type posts from our 3 week France road-trip in 2019. If you would like to start from the beginning you can find part 1 here. Alternatively, if you are looking for a more comprehensive Lyon Travel Guide – this post might be…
The 10 Best Places In Brittany You Don’t Want To Miss!
Brittany is magical – King Arthur legends, neolithic stones, an ancient culture and more pretty towns than you can dare to fit into one holiday. Follow our top tips on all the best places in Brittany – castles, beaches, hidden gems and tourist attractions
Our Summer Road-Trip To France; Part 3. Strasbourg And The Black Forest.
This is part 3 in a series of travel-diary type posts from our 3 week France road-trip in 2019. If you would like to start from the beginning you can find part 1 here. Otherwise, settle back and enjoy a five-minute read of our day in Strasbourg and drive home through the Black Forest of…
THE 10 Best Things To Do In Lyon, France (+ 2 Day Itinerary Suggestions + map)
The Best Things To Do In Lyon In 2 Days (+ itinerary & map) Lyon, France Lyon was one of those places that totally took us by surprise. Starting life as the Roman city Lugdunum (capital of Gaul) back in 43BC, we knew from a historical perspective there would be so many things to do…
Our Summer Road-Trip To France; Part 2 – Alsace Towns
Visiting Alsace Villages Having a vague idea of the beauty that we were about to encounter in Colmar, the town where we were staying for the Alsace section of our French road trip, it was a little surprising that once you are away from the ancient colourful town centre-ville, the rest of this UNESCO listed…
Our Summer Road-trip To France; Part 1 (Luxembourg & Nancy)
This Summer we embarked on a Roadtrip around France. Part 1 covers our first 2 days in Luxembourg and Nancy. Stay tuned for the next installment!
Travel Highlights of 2017
Travel Highlights of 2017 A lot of effort goes into travelling. More often than not I see something on Instagram or read a blog post and a seed is sown for an idea of a little holiday and the laptop comes out. Or, equally as frequent, Mr MLLH gets an email for some cheap flights…
Review : Futuroscope, Vienne – France; Could I Run A Better Theme Park?
Being a travel blogger means you get to read a tonne of articles by other bloggers from around the world and before we started planning our recent Summer roadtrip I already had a few things in mind that I wanted to see or do due to great blogs that I follow. It was hard narrowing…
You Just Have To Visit Honfleur, France!
Honfleur France – Stick It On Your List! On our recent road trip from the UK to Portugal, we made our first overnight stop at Honfleur, Normandy. It was the first place we visited and it was the most lasting memory I had at the end of our 3-week epic journey! Inspired by another travel…