Tag: France

• Rhinefalls & Titisee

  Day 7. 22nd April 2024. Eguisham, France to Rhinefalls, Switzerland via Titisee, Germany. Wow, that heading sounds amazing doesn’t it? 3 countries in one day! Today started lovely, bright and sunny, but still flipping freezing in the shade and on the breeze. The dogs had one last run out amongst the vineyards and then we…

  GK Tours

  2024

  asparagus, Black Forest, Black Forest gateau, Eguisham, France, Germany, goulash, Lake Titisee, Lucerne, Mettmetstetten, mountains, Parkup, pleasure boat, Pork knuckle, Rhinefalls, River Rhine, snow, spaghetti bolognese, Switzerland, Titisee, turkey, water fall

• Eguisham

  Day 6. 21st April 2024. Eguisham, France. Deciding to have a day off from driving today, and because it wasn’t raining, Jane and I took the dogs for a walk while Gareth and Andrew sorted the vans. Just out of the campsite gate is a notice board promoting a self-guided vineyard trail. A great opportunity…

  GK Tours

  2024

  beef with gravy, café gourmand, Colmar, Cremant, Cremant Rosé, Eguisham, France, Gewürztraminer, Pinot Noir, pork cheeks, Stork, stork nest, Tarte Flambe, Vineyard, vineyard trail, wine tasting

• Colmar & Eguisham

  Day 5. 21st April 2024. Landau in Der Pfalz, Germany to Colmar and Eguisham, France. Lots of rain on and off overnight and a rather chilly start to the day this morning. We decided to head for Colmar, a smaller version of Strasbourg but just as pretty, hoping that we may get some improvement on…

  GK Tours

  2024

  ACSI, AJ, Batholdi, Black Forest, Camping-car parking lot Henry Wilhelm, campsite, chocolate box village, Christmas, Eguisham, France, Germany, Landau, Little Venice, medieval cobbled streets, mountains, old town, snow, Statue of Liberty, Strasbourg, Tarte Flambe, vin chaud, wally train

• Bruges

  Day 2. 18th April 2024. Bray-Dunes to Bruges, Belgium Last night’s storm didn’t go on all night, thank goodness, though we did have more thunder apparently. This morning was lovely and bright but very chilly. We started early and moved on to Belgium, deciding on Bruges, a place we had all visited on occasions via…

  GK Tours

  2024

  Aire, bar 2BE, beer, Beerlane, Belgium, Bray Dunes, Bruges, Campground Bargeweg Bruge, cherry beer, chocolate capital of Europe, flemish stew, France, mussels, oysters, River Reie, thunderstorm

• UK to Bray-Dunes

  Day 1. 17th April 2024. UK to Bray-Dunes, France And yes, we’re off. Andrew, Jane and Marley dog are joining us for the first half of this trip, hoping to sample some of Italy before they make a dash back to the UK. We actually left Southampton yesterday as we wanted a nice easy start…

  GK Tours

  2024

  AJ, Ashford, Beach, Belgium, border, Bray Dunes, Channel tunnel, Dunkirk, France, Marley, sand, The Flying Horse

• Mont St Michel, Wissant & Home

  GK Tours. Day 84 & 85 & 86 Saturday 25th, Sunday 26th & Monday 27th January 2025. Saint Jean du Doigt to Mont St Michel and Wissant, France It was brighter this morning as we set off from St Jean du Doigt. We hadn’t managed to spend any money in the village as it was…

  GK Tours

  2025

  Bretagne, Britanny, Calais, Calvados, Cherbourg, Christmas, cidre, Eurotunnel, ferry, flooding, France, gites, lamb, Mont St Michel, New Year, omelette, Plymouth, Pont de Normandy, Portsmouth, Roscoff, Shuttle, St Jean du Doigt, storm, tabac, windy, Wissant

• Quimper, Plestin Les Greves & Saint Jean du Doigt

  GK Tours. Day 81, 82 & 83 Wednesday 22nd, Thursday 23rd & Friday 24th January 2025. Quimper, Plestin Les Greves & Saint Jean du Doigt, France Today we decided to visit Quimper. There is a municipal campsite right on the edge of town, about a 15min walk. The campsite is old but everything functions. When…

  GK Tours

  2025

  A Year in Provence, Aire, Beach, Bretagne, Breton, Britanny, café gourmand, Devon sticker, France, Kouing-Amann, municipal campsite, old town, Plat du Joure, Plestin Les Greves, pollock, Primel Café, Quimper, Resistance, River Odete, Saint Jean du Doigt, scallops, spires, The Toulinet Motorhome Area, worming tablet, WW2

• Jard-sur-Mer & La Baule-Escoublac

  GK Tours. Day 79 & 80 Monday 20th & Tuesday 21st January 2025. Jard-sur-Mer & La Baule-Escoublac, France Today was a very lazy day, we didn’t get away from the lakeside stop until almost midday! It was very cold and we had to dig deep for some enthusiasm. Stopping off at a big interMarche, Gareth…

  GK Tours

  2025

  Aire, Beach, Camping Car Park, France, Ile de Re, Jard-sur-Mer, La Baule-Escoublac, laundry, Longeville-sur-Mer, Marina, Serpent of the Ocean, St Nazaire, Vendee

• St Genis de Saintonge, Saintes & St Jean d’Angely

  GK Tours. Day 77 & 78 Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th January 2025. St Genis de Saintonge, Saintes & St Jean d’Angely, France We woke up to fog and mist on Saturday morning in Saint Emilion so waited until midday to see if it was going to clear. It did not. It had eased off…

  GK Tours

  2025

  Aire, Cafe gourmond, Camping Car Park, Cathedral, France, Hotel de Ville, La Tour de l’Horloge (Clock Tower), Libourne, medieval, renaissance, River Charente, Roman Amphitheater., roman crypt, Royal Abbey, Saintes, St Eutrope, St Genis de Saintonge, St Jean d’Angely, Triumphal Arch of Germanicus, UNESCO, vineyards

• Milady (Biarritz) & St Emillion

  GK Tours. Day 75 & 76 Thursday 16th & Friday 17th January 2025. Milady (Biarritz) and Saint Emillion, France We woke late in Lekeitio. It was very cold so we made a quick exit and hit the mountain roads again through Basque country heading towards the French border. There is no snow here but very…

  GK Tours

  2025

  Aire, Basque, bell tower, Biarritz, Bordeaux, border, Camping Car Park, cloisters, cobbled street, Cordeliers Cloisters, France, indepence, Irun, Lekeitio, Macarons, medieval, Milady, Monolithic Church, mountain roads, Spain, St Emillion, surfer, vignoble, vineyards, wine