Comments on: Travel Diaries – France

By: Josie

Josie — Sat, 07 Jul 2018 07:13:04 +0000

In reply to Sanne. Yes, I was so excited when our travelling companioins suggested Mont St Michel, because I had wanted to go there for years.

By: Josie

Josie — Sat, 07 Jul 2018 07:12:13 +0000

In reply to Erin. Thanks Erin. Yes, all the things we have go wrong seem to be when I am feeling the most confident that nothing will go wrong lol. I continue to think that one day everything will actually go right! We're just lucky othing REALLY bad has ever occured, mostly things that are just annoying!

By: Sanne

Sanne — Sat, 07 Jul 2018 06:36:08 +0000

While I love Paris, it is not my favourite city in Rome and I agree with you that I prefer the countryside. Mont St Michel is simply stunning!

By: Erin

Erin — Sat, 07 Jul 2018 06:23:30 +0000

“By now in our trip I should have known that if things look easy, they definitely aren’t going to be!” Ha! This one sentence perfectly sums up most of my travel adventures. 🙂 Sorry to hear about Simon and his cards (but at least he admitted you were right about the front pocket not being safe!) There are so many cathedrals I’d love to visit in France. Love your photos

By: Josie

Josie — Sat, 07 Jul 2018 00:25:25 +0000

In reply to Monique. Totally agree! I hardly hear anything about France outside of Paris.

By: Monique

Monique — Sat, 07 Jul 2018 00:00:08 +0000

What a great post. Yes, I think we get so caught up in the Paris lights that we forget how beautiful the rest of france is! I personally love Normandy, though I need to do much more exploring!

By: Josie

Josie — Fri, 06 Jul 2018 10:04:53 +0000

In reply to Carol Rice.

Thanks Carol. I’m not sure if I’m brave – ask me in a couple of years. I might then say foolish 🙂

By: Carol Rice

Carol Rice — Fri, 06 Jul 2018 06:25:18 +0000

Wow good luck trying to organize the Gold Coast Convention from down here. I gave so many books away when we sold our house in Currumbin .. and still have boxes of books in our storage shed in Burleigh Heads .. most probably ruined by now. I think you are very brave.

By: Josie

Josie — Thu, 05 Jul 2018 01:11:34 +0000

In reply to Pete. Hahaha...yes, we had a great week! It was so great to catch up with friends after so long without the that unique Aussie way of seeing things! So glad I missed the "joy" or the car returns :-)

By: Pete

Pete — Thu, 05 Jul 2018 00:54:02 +0000

This was my third time doing a St Malo – Mont St Michel – Bayeux trip. The setting in France, with farms and bistros and chateaux and villages at every turn is remarkable enough, but to see three amazing pieces of history in as many days is the gold on the icing of the gateaux.

St Malo was just a place to catch the ferry on my first trip. But I dropped off the car and there were a few hours before the ferry left and there was a walled city just a few hundred metres away. Exploring it was one of the best travel experiences of my life, and I vowed to return.

I’m still not done. I want to come back again, look out over the view, explore some more of the narrow streets, enjoy some more restaurants full of fine food and atmosphere.

And, trust me on this, but walking out on the sands at low tide is an adventure. There are little island forts to look into, rock pools and rivulets, the thrill of allowing enough time to get back safely, and you look up to see that fantasy walled city ahead.

We did all that, and found the fog rolling in. The view disappeared, the landmarks vanished, and the tide was at our heels! It was a surreal experience, to be sure.

I have yet to write up my stories of this latest trip. You have experienced so many wonders – and wanders – but for me the week in France was a travel highlight. I enjoyed almost every moment. Battling with the GPS, trying to refuel, and the struggle of the car return, not so much!