A family road trip through France
On July 4th, 2020, the British government gave the green light for travel in France after four months of lockdown during the pandemic, so I booked the Eurotunnel and put together a trip of a lifetime through France, taking the route straight through the middle, stopping for adventures on the way that ranged from a […]
The curious Palais Ideal and The Vercors
The Palais Ideal in Hauterives, south of Lyon, is one of France’s most curious attractions. Built by postman, Le Facteur Cheval, in the late 19th and early 20th century, it made the start to a fascinating journey around this relatively unknown area of south-east France. For The Times, 3rd March 2018. Read the feature here […]
A dream road trip in the Dordogne Valley
For the September 2015 issue of FRANCE Magazine, my sister and I took a trip in a Morgan sports car around the villages of Lot in autumn. It is one of the best trips I’ve ever done in France. Over a few days, we drove through walnut groves turning golden in the autumn, vertiginous cliffs, […]