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Salt Pans at the Salin de Giraud

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Peter and Nia — 2 Comments

We cycled 13 miles across the salt pans today…perhaps that doesn’t sound much but for quite a lot of the time there was a serious headwind…the flamingos were flying backwards…it was hard work. And when the wind wasn’t dead ahead,…

Tagged with: cycling, france, Mavis, motorhome, photography, Provence, salin de giraud
Posted in - France, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Salin de Giraud

Saintes Maries de la Mer…

Posted on October 19, 2014 by Peter and Nia — 2 Comments

Route to Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer Today (Friday 17th October) we stayed at the sea front aire at Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer (N 43.453558 E 4.436642). This is a long and narrow site just behind the sea wall and promenade, with good access to walking and…

Gordes

Posted on May 22, 2014 by Peter and Nia — Leave a comment

We moved west a few miles to Gordes, an old town with Roman roots on a hill overlooking the Luberon valley. We stayed at the aire to the west of Gordes (N 43.914142 E 5.197184) . Surrounded on several sides…

Tagged with: Aire, france, Gordes, Haute-Provence, Luberon, Mavis, mistral, motorhome, photography
Posted in - France, 2014 Spring, Gordes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Roussillon

Posted on May 21, 2014 by Peter and Nia — 1 Comment

We drove the short distance from Rustrel to Roussillon and stayed in the Aire ( N 43.896452 E 5.295878) ….a large car park, quiet, €9 for the night. After lunch we headed into Roussillon, about 1/4 of a mile from…

Tagged with: Colin, france, Haute-Provence, Luberon, Mavis, motorhome, photography, Provence, Roussillon
Posted in - France, 2014 Spring, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Roussillon

Colorado de Rustrel. Mick Jagger.

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Peter and Nia — 2 Comments

We drove about 10 km to the north of Apt to stay at Rustrel, at the recommendation of the girl in the reception at Camping Luberon. Rustrel is a small hillside village, with the requisite chateau, in this case 17th…

Saignon

Posted on May 18, 2014 by Peter and Nia — Leave a comment

On Friday we walked up to Saignon from the campsite. Saignon is famous for its rock, see above, a landmark visible from far away. The GR 92 footpath is a well defined track leading up to Saignon from the road…

Tagged with: france, Haute-Provence, le petit cafe, Luberon, Mavis, motorhome, photography, Provence, Saignon
Posted in - France, 2014 Spring, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Saignon

Hilltop Villages of the Luberon

Posted on May 17, 2014 by Peter and Nia — Leave a comment

We moved a few miles to camping La Rivière near St Maime, one of the hilltop villages of the Luberon mountains. It is a pleasant, informal, site with large pitches; we parked in front of a lake. There is a…

Tagged with: Dauphin, france, Haute-Provence, Luberon, Mane, Mavis, motorhome, photography, St Maime
Posted in 2014 Spring, Dauphin, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, St Maime

Poppies

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Peter and Nia — Leave a comment

Colin, Penny, Max and I walked up the half mile or so to the village to visit the Boulangerie first thing. Baguette, croissant and tartelette aux poires. No danger of starvation in France. There is a footpath up to the…

Harleys

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Peter and Nia — Leave a comment

After our stay in Heidelberg we drove down through Switzerland and spent the night at La Balme de Sillingy ( N 45.971242 E 6.031601 ), an aire by a lake near Annecy. The forecast for Northern Europe wasn’t great and…

Arles… I am in the naughty corner

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Peter and Nia — 2 Comments

We left Saintes Maries de la Mer and headed inland to Arles, driving a scenic route through the Camargue. The plan had been to stay at Camping Le City in Arles, handily close to the centre, but it was firmly…

Tagged with: amphitheatre, Arles, Bordeaux, cycling, dordogne, france, Mavis, medoc, motorhome, photography, van gogh
Posted in - France, 2014 Spring, Arles, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur