Chevre… The Goats behind the Fromage

On our second Workaway experience we are volunteering at a Fromage Chevre farm in the Rhone Alps region of France. Thus far its been an awesome experience! Dan has fallen right into his natural role as ultimate farm boy,      And I have been happily making cheese, cleaning, cooking, with a side of hard work…

Fromage Chevre

Our second Workaway experience is getting off to a brilliant start! Cheese, cheese and more cheese. Sorry, I mean fromage, fromage, fromage! We are living in a small village in the Rhone Alps region of France. Volunteering for a young couple who have recently taken over the families goat farm. But more about Le Sappey,…

Tartiflette

Our first week volunteering via Workaway, at a goat farm in Le Sappey in the Rhone Alps region has flown by. It was full of an assortment of delicious cheeses, herbal teas, funny goats, some mud, some hard work and Tartiflette! A mountain speciality from this region. Tartiflette is made by frying up some potatoes and…

Marseille, the city of rats.

One chapter closes and another begins, rather rapidly. We leave our job of six months, The Eagles Nest, and leave for a much needed wee ‘holiday’ in Marseille. I say ‘holiday’ because this is a rarity… You need money to have one of these things, which we don’t, however whats a credit card for, if…

Saucisse Aligot

While we have been travelling we have tried to taste the food specialities specific to different areas we have visited. On our minimal budget and decent cooking abilities (if I may say so myself) this has often swayed us from forking out on a meal which may disappoint. However- Sometimes you gotta do it! Try…

Canoeing Gorges Du Tarn

Back at The Eagles Nest safe and sound- Back to work we go. But not before a staff trip to canoe the Gorges Du Tarn! The Gorges Du Tarn is a canyon formed by the river Tarn. The river is 53 kilometres long, and runs from the village of Quezac to Le Rozier.  We have…

Grenoble

Grenoble was a town that we’d driven through on our way to Mèribel, short on time, and unable to visit. So we’d promised we’d come back! It’s regarded as the capital city of the French Alps, and is visited by many tourists year round for its iconic La Bastille. One of the most important examples of early…

Lake Annecy

After a full day exploring Amsterdam, we decide to leave for France, for fear of a €150 fine for sleeping in our car!We head for Lake Annecy – the result of a google search for ‘France’ and ‘lakes’.Turns out France has a number of exquisite lakes, which just so happened to be on our route…

Amsterdam

The first time we visited Amsterdam city we realised that parking was a major, and didn’t get a chance to really explore. So second time round we park at the Zeeburg Park and Ride, (conveniently in the streets around there they offer free parking) and catch the tram in. As we have come to expect…

Lowlands Festival

As a 4 time attendee of Rhythm and Vines (New Zealand New Years Festival) I was very excited to attend a European Festival while I was here for summer. We picked Lowlands because of the broad lineup, and because it’s conveniently not too far from where we are based, in France. To name a few…