It’s been a long-held ambition of ours to do a canal boat cruise in Europe, preferably in France. Recently, we bit the bullet, burnt our bridges and booked the boat. In late September, we set off for France, and the Locaboat depot. We traveled via Bordeaux and the Gironde region, a beautiful wine-growing region full […]
Posts Tagged ‘Carcassonne’
A Trip on the Canal du Midi
Posted in France, Travel, tagged Canal Boating, Canal du Midi, Carcassonne on April 2, 2013 | 5 Comments »
Escorted Tours 2012 – France and Portugal
Posted in France, Portugal, Tourism, Travel, tagged Carcassonne, Escorted tour of Portugal, Escorted Tours, John Reese, Languedoc, Provence Tour, Small Group Tours, St Remy de Provence, Villefranche sur Mer on October 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
For nearly twenty years my job has enabled me to regularly escort groups through France and Europe. It is at this time of the year when I love planning where I am going to take people on tour for the following year. For the year 2012 I have chosen to revisit some of my favourite […]
Carcassonne – I was there in the year 1209.
Posted in France, Tourism, Travel, tagged Carcassonne, French history, La Cite, Roger-Raymond Trencavel on October 4, 2011 | 32 Comments »
No one will believe what I am about to write. When I set off from my hotel (www.lemontmorency.com/content/) beneath the fortified town of Carcassonne I was planning on a gentle stroll through the cobbled streets before having a cooling beer and quiet dinner at the end of a long day entertaining clients on my current […]