Tag Archives: Markets

Cruising the Greek Islands

Posted on October 11, 2020 by frenchfry36

As if cruising the Greek Islands in June 2019 wasn’t exciting enough, we booked an introductory scuba diving lesson for our day on Crete, and we were excited to see a school of dolphins greeting us as we sailed towards … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel, World travel | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

A side trip to Spain

Posted on March 30, 2020 by frenchfry36

Flying into Barcelona, Spain, in 2013, we picked up a hire care and had no problems at all driving down to Cambrils, on the Costa Daurada (Gold Coast) – despite not having any directions or detailed map on hand! A … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel, World travel | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Completing the loop

Posted on June 25, 2017 by frenchfry36

Last year, we drove from our house in central France, up to Belgium and across to Germany before embarking on our “big day” travelling homeward-bound across 3 countries (I just love that about Europe!) to complete our 3000km “loop.” We left Stadtkyll, … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Travel, Travel in France, World travel | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Alone in London

Posted on April 27, 2015 by frenchfry36

I have been lucky enough to travel far and wide during my lifetime. Perhaps being born in South Africa and voyaging across the Indian Ocean to a new life in Australia when I was only 2 years old firmly planted … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel, World travel | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

A winter wonderland

Posted on January 16, 2015 by frenchfry36

We celebrated this festive season with friends in Berlin, Germany, and hope yours was just as joyful. Alight with Christmas decorations, and especially under a dusting of post-Christmas snow, Berlin was a winter wonderland – and with sunset around 4pm … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel, World travel | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Centering yourself in France

Posted on May 24, 2014 by frenchfry36

When you travel all the way to the other side of the world, it’s natural to want to make the most of your time and money and see everything you possibly can. But the truth of the matter is that … Continue reading →

Posted in France, Living in France, Travel, Travel in France | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Getting to know Genoa before fond farewells

Posted on December 12, 2012 by frenchfry36

Our final port on our 7 day Mediterranean cruise was the northern Italian city of Genoa. What a pleasure it was to take it easy, with no rushing around to join any sort of tour. We happily set off on … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel, World travel | Tagged , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

So where’s the spice market?

Posted on October 7, 2012 by frenchfry36

Our first port of call on our Mediterranean cruise was exotic Tunis, Tunisia, northern Africa. As the ship docked, we were heralded by drums and greeted with a procession of camels, which added to our excitement, and our hopes were … Continue reading →

Posted in France, Travel, World travel | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Weird and wonderful Barcelona

Posted on August 28, 2012 by frenchfry36

Driving into Barcelona, Spain, we learnt the hard way that you can’t turn directly off the Avenida Diagonal, but must slip into the parallel service road well before your intersection. Despite the detour, we managed to find our hotel – the swish and … Continue reading →

Posted in France, Travel, World travel | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments

A pretty city

Posted on July 22, 2012 by frenchfry36

From Peñíscola, Spain, we drove 140 km down the Orange Blossom Coast past mountains and (not surprisingly) orange groves to Valencia… which I didn’t realise was the 3rd largest city in Spain. Funnily enough, there was a distinct lack of oranges in this pretty … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, World travel | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 10 Comments