We arrived in Paris tired from our early flight from Berlin, happy that we had a hotel room all of our own so we could have a little Nanna nap. The renovation work upstairs put a bit of a dampener on those plans, but we pushed through and had a couple of hours sleep. After 5 months travelling our energy levels are getting a bit low, so we just chilled out for the rest of the day ready for some busy days. We did another free walking tour here, taking us from the L...

We've just spent the last week staying with Brad Turner in Chambery, which is in a valley surrounded by mountains in every direction. It was great to escape the hostels for a few days, and having a spare room at Brads was like a holiday from our holiday. On the night we arrived, we went to the local boules club for a beer or two with Brad's adopted French family, then went out for dinner at a great restaurant. We ate Raclette, a local speciality where a large wed...

We have spent the last 4 nights staying in Nice, on the French riviera. We also did day trips to Cannes, and Monaco. Nice was pretty nice, except for the seemingly endless roadworks on the metro tracks. The harbour was pretty amazing ? full of massive boats. The beach was a bit disappointing, as the sand was more like large pebbles. OK to sunbake on, but walking on them was really painful. There was a Swedish replica sailboat docked in the port which was pretty ...

Bonjour Madames de Monsieurs,Zilla and I have made it to France. We're in Avignon, in Provence towards the South East of the country. Time to forget the little bit of Spannish that we'd managed to pick up, and start all over again with the French. Luckilly Zilla did some French at school, so she'll be heavily relied upon to lead the way.Avignon is a pretty old place, and has seen it's fair share of action, as suggested by the city wall around the ...