France Dordogne Valley, Terrasson & Sarlat

Another day another adventure off to  Terrasson – Lavilledieu – Jardins de L’Imaginaire Located just off Sarlat and Lascaux, this major touristic and cultural attraction brings together the art of gardens and the history of…

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France: Dordogne Valley, Varetz

This is what I dreamed when I was young medieval castles, perfect manicured gardens, beautiful and friendly people, rustic and tranquil farms, a little later in life : Michelin star establishments, plentiful and fresh food…

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Paris in the Spring – Part 2

  Following on from my post Paris in the Spring – Part 1 ….Saturday early morning I headed to another cafe,  le Coutume for a quick coffee fix.  Another hipster place with a minimalist tiled…

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Paris in the Spring – Part 1

    Spring is a lovely time to visit Paris and thanks for Bank Holidays! Not too long and not too short just enough time to get over the channel for a well overdue visit. …

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Inspirational weekend in Shaftesbury, Dorset

Gold Hill, Shaftesbury Shaftesbury is a small idyllic town in Dorset, United Kingdon. It’s  just  under two hours away by train from London Waterloo to the nearest town of Gillingham, you then take a bus…

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