I realised… right just then… as I sit here at 5.15pm in Nantes, scarf around my neck, 5 euro op-shop flano keeping me warm, with a hot… Read more “I have become boring.”
Tag: France
Bordeaux pt. 3
So after doing a sneak out from the couch surf, I ended up about 10kms out of Bordeaux in the absolute sticks of the city in a… Read more “Bordeaux pt. 3”
Bordeaux pt. 2
A daring escape from a creepy Couchsurf Ok… so… in the past I have certainly sung the praises of Couchsurfing and I guess it was high time… Read more “Bordeaux pt. 2”
Bordeaux pt. 1
I knew I wanted to go to Bordeaux but I cannot really explain why… maybe someone mentioned it to me somewhere along the line and I got… Read more “Bordeaux pt. 1”
Death cliffs in the Pyrenees
So… you might at this stage be wondering what the hell this is all about… well throw back to Madrid after my traumatic journey from Toulouse. Remember… Read more “Death cliffs in the Pyrenees”
Up to my eyeballs in travel: Toulouse to Madrid
Here I sit, soaking wet on a train from Toulouse to Barcelona. An unfortunate sequence of events has lead me to be here, all of my own… Read more “Up to my eyeballs in travel: Toulouse to Madrid”
Toulouse
Hello Toulouse… jumped off my bus and headed into the train station to find a map to get to my hostel Friendly Auberge… oh? what is that?… Read more “Toulouse”
Montpellier
I’m am on a bus, dripping with sweat. Feeling decidedly disgusting… I’m mid-dway through my Montpellier to Toulouse leg of my ridiculous Germany to Ericiera-five-day-epic. Why am… Read more “Montpellier”
Rennes
Because I didn’t really stay here I entirely forgot to post up about Rennes! I got my car share from here on the way to Caen and walked around for a whole day… It is really cool, and if you are in the area I would definitely recommend a night here. Rennes is the capital of Brittany so the Parliament house is pretty good to see.





Caen (Caor – with half an n sound at the end)
As soon as I got to Caen I knew I should have stayed longer… The mistakes we make. Despite being almost completely destroyed in the Normandy Campaign… Read more “Caen (Caor – with half an n sound at the end)”