Lyon is our last stop on our amazing holiday in France. We arrived in Lyon 2 hours late due to an air traffic controller’s strike. We were great full to get there at all as many flights were cancelled and we had even made plans to drive if needed. We also arrived to a big … Continue reading Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

After a short drive we arrived in Marseille. Like many of the places we have stayed at parking wasn’t in the hotel so finding somewhere to park and drop our luggage was often a bit tricky. Today the parking gods were on our side! There was a spot out the front and a bonus of … Continue reading Marseille, Provence

We arrived in Arles a bit tired after an unexpected late night - too many drinks with an English couple we met. We had arranged an early checkin to our airbnb, so had to be up and out early. It was another tight drive through very narrow streets to our unit located in the heart … Continue reading Arles, the Camargue

Leaving Bagneres de Bigorres was a bit sad. Christophe had made us feel so welcome it almost felt like we were leaving home. We made some lovely memories there but it was now time to head to Carcassonne. Driving into Carcassonne when the castle came into view it was hard to believe we were going … Continue reading Carcassonne, Languedoc

It was very hard to leave Sarlat, we really enjoyed the village and the Dordogne region. But it was time to hit the road again and head into the Pyrenees mountains. It was a longer drive this time - roughly 350km due south, passing through Toulouse, but it wasn’t long before we could see the … Continue reading Bagnère-de-Bigorre, Occitanie (Hautes-Pyrénées)