Bags packed and travelling light.
7. syyskuuta 2025, Uusi Seelanti ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Commencing this trip under the 'travel light' ethos, less than 8 items of clothing, transported as hand luggage.
Chilling on the GC
11. syyskuuta 2025, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
A couple of days in QLD soaking up the sun before we set off on our adventure next week.
Heading to Saigon!
15. syyskuuta 2025, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
We'll work on the selfies!
Good Morning Da Nang!
16. syyskuuta 2025, Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
Happy Birthday Alex. Off to see the sights and sounds in Da Nang.
Not a bad roof top pool for a bit of swimming and lounging in the sun.
Beautiful Hoi An
18. syyskuuta 2025, Vietnam ⋅ 🌧 29 °C
Spending a couple of days in our favorite Vietnam hang out.
So far,... handmade leather shoes, tailored linen suits, a trip to the dentist and optometrist, and a whole lot of soaking up the sites andLue lisää
Its a hard life
19. syyskuuta 2025, Vietnam ⋅ 🌧 31 °C
Beaching.
Ba Na Hills,Da Nang
20. syyskuuta 2025, Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
Cool ride up a mountain to a weird touristy Disneyland-like place,...a fun couple of hours spent with some new found Aussie friends.
Busy day! Da Nang to London.
23. syyskuuta 2025, Englanti ⋅ 🌙 12 °C
Da Nang - Bangkok, Bangkok - Kuwait, Kuwait - London. Sore butt cheeks!
Minus one bag (which might be in Dubai).
Loving our central location in Piccadilly Circus - a pub meal and a stroll under theLue lisää
London
24. syyskuuta 2025, Englanti ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Beautiful autumn day in London. Some hustle and bustle, roof top bus sightseeing, fabulous quiet moments in cool little café, a purchase from the gorgous Liberty shop . But best of all, a longLue lisää
London
25. syyskuuta 2025, Englanti ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Little bit of culture at the V&A. Gate crashed the Maire Antoinette exhibition by ignoring the exit only door,... gal knew how to live it up!
National Gallery, London.
25. syyskuuta 2025, Englanti ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Magnificent.
Nantes, France.
26. syyskuuta 2025, Ranska ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
We're here! Great Le Mans style driving by Alex in our bright red roller-skate car, no horns blaring or fists shaking, so we figure we did ok. Obligatory long lunch in the town square. Fabulous to beLue lisää
Brocanting (flea market)
27. syyskuuta 2025, Ranska ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
For years our Saturday mornings have been spent taking coffee and watching a You-Tube of brocanting finds in the markets of France - today it was us! Fabulous find of 12 hefty knives negotiated withLue lisää
Exploring. Vallet & Clisson
27. syyskuuta 2025, Ranska ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Oh dear,... first villages we explore, and we're in love! We loved the Fromagerie, the boulangerie, the bouchère, the macaroons,...
Off to Loches tomorrow to start our house hunt. We will, however,Lue lisää
Loches, Nouvelle Aquitaine
28. syyskuuta 2025, Ranska ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Oh dear, oh dear,... we were in love on day one, .. day three, and we're head over heels.! Drive from Nantes to Loche was beautiful. Every village we passed through was enchanting. Settled into ourLue lisää
Le Blanc & Fontgombault
29. syyskuuta 2025, Ranska ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Repeat commentory from previous days, just loving France! Explored villages and towns of the Central/Loire Valley region - won't reveal what we discovered on the house front just yet, but we found aLue lisää
Fitting right in.
30. syyskuuta 2025, Ranska ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Alex was a Frenchman in a previous life! He can parle français and boire du café all day ( his french driving needs some refinement following a talking to by the gendarmerie ). Fun day viewingLue lisää
Jour de marché à Loches
1. lokakuuta 2025, Ranska ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
It's market day in Loches today, so we popped down to do our weekly veggie shop. Such a fun way to think about preparing the meals for the week. Lovely fresh produce and a chance to practice ourLue lisää
Brocanting near Tours
1. lokakuuta 2025, Ranska ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
If you love antiques, then France is the place to do it. Visited a couple of building reclamation yards and brocante ( 2nd Hand dealers) near Tours. Lots of fun looking, bargains galore!
Châteaux de Chenonceau
2. lokakuuta 2025, Ranska ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Meandered around my childhood vision of a French châteaux today. Beautiful autumn day to explore this spectacular châteaux situated on the Cher River. Interior of the châteaux was equally beautiful.
Sarzay, Loire Valley.
3. lokakuuta 2025, Ranska ⋅ 🌧 17 °C
One of the many fortresses that scatter the Loire. Snuck a wee peak at this lovely example. Viewed another house in Saint Denis de Johet, fabulous,... then a sticky beak at La Charte. Another busyLue lisää
Limousin region
4. lokakuuta 2025, Ranska ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Traveled further south/east, entering the Limousin region. Beautiful rolling pastoral country, very rural - kinda wondered whether we'd been timetraveled back into the 18th century.
Staying in theLue lisää
Limoges and surrounds
5. lokakuuta 2025, Ranska ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
A Sunday drive in the Limousin countryside. Sticky beak at Les Halles Centrales (yum!) and nearby historic precinct of Maison Traditionnelle de la Boucherie in Limoges. Quick look at a couple ofLue lisää
Oradour-sur-Glane, Limousin
6. lokakuuta 2025, Ranska ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Today, we visited Oradour-sur-Glane, known as the martyr village. It was difficult to consider the atrocities of WII in the peaceful beauty of the Limousin countryside. On June 10 1944, 642 villagersLue lisää
Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat
7. lokakuuta 2025, Ranska ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Today we visited the beautiful medieval village/town of Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat ( St Leon to locals). Gorgeous village with lots of interesting properties for sale. We'll be back for another stickyLue lisää
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MatkaajaHave an amazing trip bon voyage.
MatkaajaEnjoy ☺️ xx safe travels
MatkaajaSafe travels