Well the big day has arrived and we now head south to view the Alps stages of the Tour de France! First stop ... the TGV. The TGV is so efficient. It only takes three hours to travel Paris to Marseille. If only finding the car hire place to pick up our camper van was as easy. We took a bus from Marseille to Les Chaubauds and pretty much found ourselves in the middle of nowhere. Following lots of phone calls and asking directions off any random person we co...

Well what an epic day. There is no doubt France takes Bastille Day very seriously. We got up early and headed to the Champs Elysee. Well it was busy and we realised that our best bet was to find a less crowded area. We settled on Place de la Madeleine and what a great spot it was. If you want to get to see Bastille Day on the Champs Elysee then you need to get there mighty early. Most of the Champs Elysee is reserved for VIPs. Once the parade leaves the Champ...

We arrived in Paris just after midday! To avoid jet lag we decided to get walking and explore central Paris. First stop was Place de la Bastille which is close to our hotel. The Place de la Bastille was the location where the infamous Bastille prison stood prior to it being stormed as part of the French revolution in 1789/90. Today there exists a large monument where the prison stood. We soon left Place de la Bastille and headed towards the central part of P...

Well we have finally made it to Paris! It is a tough life checking out the First Class Lounges between Sydney and Paris! As you can see from the photos below we got through it! So far the Emirates Dubai lounge is the winner! Our Ratings: Sydney First Class Lounge - Best dessert ... Pavlova in a cup. Dubai First Class Lounge - Opulence. The place is crazy big and over they top. London North Terrace - Best chocolate croissant. And just for a laugh, see ...

Here are our tips for any families heading to Orlando intending to visit the theme parks. January in Florida was great. Days were sunny and warm with evenings a little cool. Crowd numbers at the parks were great. If you do come in summer be prepared for long waits, we saw the standby queue areas and they looked large. We were told by locals that some waits in summer for rides could be three hours. Our longest wait for a ride for the whole trip was 45 minutes wit...