Tag Archives: Dordogne

Parting from Provence (2)

Posted on 13 August, 2022 by candawalley

We mentioned last week our tentative plans to move from Provence. Although we constantly have in mind the fact that a time may come when a return to the UK is on the cards, we have not been convinced it’s … Continue reading →

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Parting from Provence (1)

Posted on 6 August, 2022 by candawalley

We can now reveal something of the background to the silence of the last couple of weeks. We are, with a mixture of feelings, planning to leave this part of France. In fact we have had a very good offer … Continue reading →

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To Aquitaine (again)…

Posted on 4 June, 2022 by candawalley

The other week we made a relatively brief trip over to Nouvelle Aquitaine. The main reason was to see Alison’s aunt, who has in her 90s come to live near family just outside Bordeaux. So although it wasn’t really a … Continue reading →

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Aquitaine part 2

Posted on 23 October, 2021 by candawalley

In our exploration of Aquitaine we headed north from Agen and the Garonne towards Bergerac and the Dordogne, which is both a river and a department. This is rich farming country, not just for the famed Bordeaux wines. It’s not … Continue reading →

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Going west 2: Aquitaine and Dordogne

Posted on 17 October, 2015 by candawalley

Well Cannes seems to be recovering from the flooding of two weeks ago, although unsurprisingly for a town whose economy depends on a glossy image it is obvious that the focus of the cleanup operation was on the tourist and … Continue reading →

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