Canal Holidaying in France. Nerac to Agen

We leave Nerac the following morning and head for Vianne. Here we plan to spend a few days as we realise if we carry on at the rate we’re going we’ll be back to Agen in no time! We arrive in Vianne, a very small walled village, perfect for cycling round, doing face masks  And…

Canal Holidaying in France. Valence-sur-baise to Nerac

We train from Paris to Agen in a bullet train-  Watching rural France flash before our eyes as we head into green fields and vineyards for as far as the eye can see. Arriving in Agen we have one night in the Ibis Hotel, then head to Valence-Sur-Baise to begin a seven day canal cruise…

Oui Oui Paris

As our travels wind down, our last venture is one of the most exciting. My Mum and Nan fly into Paris to meet Dan and a full itinerary of tourist holidaying commences. My first impression of Paris is that it’s grand…and clean. Previously, on arriving in big cities such as Istanbul, Marseille, London and Berlin, Dan…

The realities of doing a ski season

Thinking of doing a ski season? I’ve had a few months off to reflect, and let hindsight work its magic. All that follows is from the perspective of doing a season as a chalet host, as part of a chalet couple. The things I found good: Making friends. If your running a chalet, you have…

Theres snow business like snow business

Iv’e attempted to write a new blog post numerous times, only to feel my eyes fluttering with sleep deprival. Finally, after a very hectic change over day, welcoming 14 new excited guests, I have found a chance to sit down with some energy still intact. SO… Since my last post Dan and I have thrown…

Cochonaille (The day of the pig!)

Lucky for us, Dan and I were in the right place, at the right time and got to participate in a french family tradition called Cochonaille, the day of the pig. The role of the pig in the goat farm, is to drink the left over whey from the production of the cheeses. Then, once…

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…

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…