Best Western Grand Hotel De Bordeaux Aurillac

... view from the drivers side as I was looking right into the gorge (don't worry mum I drove very slowly and was very careful not to drive too close to the edge). Luckily there were many parking areas to stop at so both of us could get out and really appreciate how beautiful it was. On the downside it was still a little wet so hiking was off the cards...next time.<br>

Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne... Literally translates to beautiful place, which is the prefect description for this little village nestled on the Dordogne River. We found a fab parking spot for the night right on the rivers edge next to a cute little cottage with purple painted ...

We left the west coast and headed inland to look for work. We stopped at Angouleme for lunch which had a spectacular view from the old city. We carried on into the Dordogne, and looking for a campsite came across a municipal site in a little town called Argentat-sur-Dordogne. The weather was stifling hot, which that night brought on 24 hours of massive thunderstorms and then 3 days of rain! The Dordogne was flooding and even Argentat lost electricity one night!

... any idea what kind of amount will be charged. And the amount varied widely! Our friend had told us Avignon was dull and way too touristy, but we had a very different experience. Unless we're way more mainstream than we thought (not too likely). We really enjoyed the town, and if you haven't been in one of these medieval walled towns before, I'd think this would be a great one to start in. People were very friendly, and ...

alright, our first rest day. I apologize to anyone who finds a typo in my writing first of all. the french use a different keyboard layout and i'm not very adjustable apparently. So where to start? so far our trip has been wonderful, and having a day of rest only amplifies our feeling. today, while resting, we've managed to meet with a friar of the local cathedral and monastery dedicated to saint ...

... are hoping to capture something of the spirit that drives people on these walking tours, and what people are looking for and finding as they walk, and what is especially particular to this pilgrimage and walk. So far we've done a good job of capturing the walking parts and our own thoughts, but our lack of french and the intimidation of the camera have kept people from talking on camera with us, even though people have been extremely nice ...

... Probably more fun to write. Jules offered us a ride. And dispatched one of his rabbit-toothed dogsbodies to take us down the road. He drove us two minutes, then stumbled through a long and awkward farewell-see-you-soon-youve-been-gr**** ****-what-was-your-name-again-sorry? Freedom! Ride with an English teacher (a French one). Quite creepy. Never become a Language teacher. Serious "autostop ...

Misery. We´re so WET. Chris didn´t sleep. And I barely did. Found a cheap super market and bouhgt a cheap roast chicken to dry our sorrows. A bad move. This over-preserved chicken´s soul will come back to haunt us. Catch about six rides from village to village til we get to ...

... possible lunch, right here on our very first day and from here it would be hard to find better. But we will try. On Wednesday we drove north to Tuscany to meet our old friend Robyn Vulinovich in the little village of Greve in Chianti. Of course you know Tuscany will be beautiful, but even so,it takes your breath away. And arriving into the village of Greve and following Robyn up the winding hills to the wine estate of Villa Branca, we were stunned by it all ...

The train ride from Paris to Cahors was long and uneventful. I could actually feel it getting warmer the more south I travelled. I can´t tell you how nice this was after a few chilly nights in Paris. People think that because I am from Canada I am immune to getting cold but it's not true. I am not used to the cold nor do I like it JUST because I am from the Great White North. Realize that Canadians are just more prepared ...