Carcassonne - 21 August For my night train to Toulouse there were no more beds so I had to sit in a seat. They weren't particularly comfortable but it did make it a very cheap night! I had originally been meaning to catch the train from Toulouse straight to Barcelona but I had seen that the train stopped in Carcassonne which I recognised from a board game I used to play. This led me to decide to jump off the train here and spend a few hours. I found a hotel wher...

Paris - August 16-20 After having to wait an afternoon at the train station in Basel I eventually made it to Paris at about 8pm on Sunday night. By the time I'd found the hostel it was late so I decided to just eat at the hostel bar and plan my time in Paris. The next day I was up early to be picked up from the hostel for the free walking tour of Paris. There were only a few from my hostel and most of them were Spanish but when we got to the centre of town there...

Day 6-9 - South of France On the Saturday we were up early for our flight to Montpellier in the South of France. After quite an eventful trip we managed to make it into the centre of town in time to meet Mike and also our AirBnb host. We spent the day walking the streets of Montpellier and eating baguettes and drinking red wine. It was a great day and a great welcoming to France but the hangover the next day was not ideal. At midday on Sunday we got the train...