Rouen is the capital of the Normandy region in Northern France, and like Paris it sits on the river Seine. A city that holds so much history, culture and character, if you ever get the opportunity to visit either as part of a Normandy road trip, or as a day trip from Paris it really is worth ...
I know the very title of this post is enough to send some people into a judgemental frenzy about authentic travel and tourists trying to cram in as much as possible. As with anywhere if you have limited time somewhere new you’re probably going to want to see as much of it as possible, and ...
Happy Mother’s Day to all the lovely mum’s! We are taking Viv to Jesmond Dene House in Newcastle for lunch today, as a double celebration for both Mother’s Day and her 60th birthday this week. I thought today would be a good day to share some of the things we got up to on our ...
As one of the most famous and beautiful capital cities in the world, Paris is obviously not cheap, in fact it’s known for being expensive. I was recently asked what we spent on our 3 day weekend to Paris before Christmas, and aside from one expensive meal (Ralph’s – it had ...
Keeping up my Wednesday weekly photo blog feature that I seem to have started, next up is the very pretty little town of Montaigu France. In total honesty, I can’t remember that much about this very small place in the Pays de la Loire region of France, other than it was very quaint, ...
Paris is one of those cities I could never get bored of. However long you’re there for you will leave wishing you could stay longer. It can be really hard to fit everything in, seeing the sights, shopping, and relaxing. Kieran booked the flights and hotel as a surprise for my 30th ...