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Andorra la Vella is a duty-free town in a duty-free country. I guess that’s its other claim to fame. The traffic jelly is pretty bad on a Thursday, and I imagine much worse on a weekend. There’s no particular border control with Spain, but returning to France might be backed up, what with cheap cigarettes and all. I look at the electronics, and price cameras, but naah… duty-free doesn’t mean ...

we've had some problems getting to this stage, and so haven't been able to keep the blog up to date. So far everything is now working out fine, and we have arrived on site to be able to set up in the light, and the campsite has electricity, so we are ok to get written up today. Hopefully ...

WHAT THE BROCHURE SAID: The Col de Port (1249m) is a beautiful climb and has a great descent to Tarascon.

Unfortunately the rest of the days route is on fairly major roads filed with cars heading for
Andorra to do some tax free shopping. Soaking your feet in thermal waters in Ax is highly
recommended, before taking on the seemingly endless Col de Puymorens (1915m).

We are now ...

... hopefully next year ...), and I'd only misplace or forget about them if I kept them.

The bus was quite empty, with only maybe 10 people on board - I would soon find out why this was the case ... I arrived in Andorra, and stopped at the TI to check on connections to France - only a very early (around 6 AM) or late afternoon bus was available to the nearest French town. ******! Luckily, I am going to Toulouse tomorrow, and there is actually a bus ...

The monastery-turned-hotel Núria, north of the town of Ribes de Freser in Catalunya, Spain is an excellent destination for walking. There are several peaks around the hotel, enabling you to do comfortable and rewarding day-treks. Some peaks: Noufonts, Noucreus, Eyne, Puigmal... (can't remember all names right now). Altitude from 2000 to 3000 meters.

... We have booked for two nights. This is off season so, for 50E a night we get a four star hotel with pool, sauna & gym right in the middle of town. Great! Today we walked from one end of the town to the other on a very nice stone path elevated above the city with a few farms between us and the chaos. Wandered around the city a bit and are now enjoying a kick back. Plan to go for a swim this afternoon, rest a bit and go on the town later for ...

... s ski resorts and as a summer mountain getaway for Europeans. Taking a minibus from Toulouse to Andorra, I literally had to go through rain, hail, and a snowstorm to get there! Arriving at Pas de la Casa, it was 0 degrees and snowing hard. Thirty minutes later we made it to Andorra la Vella, the capital city, where I would stay at ...

... a Euro to visit that dive of a country) and had to stand around for about an hour in the middle of the night when crossing to Turkey from Bulgaria (after paying 15 euros for a ****** ****ing visa..most expensive sticker I ever brought). There's not a great deal to say about the ride through Andorra really, the countryside is beautiful- the snow capped Pyrennes mountains spread out in every direction, but that's about the only thing worth noting unless you're really interested ...

... and start the ascent. At first it's decent climbing but by the end it's a hands and feet job, more like scrambling stuck to the side of the hill. However it was well worth it when we got there as it was getting close to sunset and the views were ace, not a cloud in the sky. Ironically we find a much easier way to descend but I guess the ascent was half the fun. After another chilled evening we awake early and say our goodbyes as Luis goes to work and the ...

... in a big castle. Apparently it was used to film Robin Hood, but I never saw any hint that Kevin & the gang had been there so not sure about that one. We came back to Antibes, stopping in the Camarge region as well as Arles, Riez & the Gorge de Verdon. Once back in Antibes, we also did trips to Monaco, Nice, Eze