European Escapade Day 4 – Beaujolais
The chateau we’re staying at is out in the French countryside, so it’s very different to city life. There’s no sights to see, so today was for relaxing a bit more. We were provided with…
European Escapade Day 3 – Paris to Beaujolais
Today was another travel day, so many hours were spent aboard the coach. Everyone had a big night out yesterday, so the journey was a pretty sedate affair as we all napped and recovered! Aside from the usual…
European Escapade Day 2 – Paris
Ah Paris, je t’aime! I’ve been to Paris so many times now but I never tire of seeing it. It’s such a beautiful city with so many iconic sights. As I’ve seen it before and therefore didn’t have…
European Escapade Day 1 – London to Paris
I think by the end of this trip I’m either going to love this coach or be sick to death of it. I knew there’d be a lot of travelling time spent on it, but knowing something and…
European Escapade Day 0 – London
So life is taking a pretty exciting turn over the next few weeks! I’m off on what will hopefully be a pretty epic trip through Europe. My aim is to daily blog it, with each new post probably…
Spring in the South – Cannes & Nice
Cannes As with Aix, I only spent an afternoon in Cannes, whilst I was staying in Nice. It’s not a big town, and there’s a limited amount to see when the film festival isn’t on – sadly my calendar meant…
Spring in the South – Aix-en-Provence & Marseille
Aix-en-Provence I visited this town for an afternoon while staying in Marseille, as it’s quite small so I didn’t feel I needed much longer. This is the quintessential Provence town, small and rustic and pretty, and it helped that the…
Spring in the South – Carcassone & Montpellier
Carcassone Carcassone is a town split into two distinct parts – La Cité and La Ville Basse. The walled town atop a hill is La Cité, but this is only a small portion of Carcassone as a whole. The day…
Spring in the South – Toulouse & Perpignan
So, for anyone who hasn’t been paying attention, or has never read my blog before, I’ve been studying abroad in France all year, in the Loire Valley region. However, I decided to try to see as many other…
The Châteaux of the Loire Valley – Part 2
This is my second post about the various châteaux of the Loire Valley (part 1 is here), which I’ve been visiting while studying abroad this year. Aside from Blois, the châteaux in those post are all further out in the…
