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Wine to Water

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A crisp sunny autumn afternoon. Sunday drive weather. Winding up through the vines of Sancerre then twisting down […]

October 18, 2020 Boats, countryside, deepest france, driving, Environment, France, French, Landscapes, Motoring, photography, Provincial France, Road trip, Sailing, Sancerre, sunday, vines, Wine

Marshland Paradise

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A popular local haunt for amateur photographers -“Les Marais”. It loses something in the vulgar translation of “marshes” […]

January 26, 2020 Boats, Bourges, canals, Environment, Gardening, History, Landscapes, photography, Provincial France, Small town

Cabin Cruise Of Love – Une Invitation au Voyage

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Under ominous grey skies, in a freezing wind, on a deserted river bank towards the close of day […]

December 29, 2018 Art, Boats, deepest france, Fun, love, photography, Poetry, TRAVEL, writing

Down to the Levée

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On the coldest of days, leeing through frozen forest and down to the levées to go with the […]

December 15, 2018 Art, Boats, countryside, drifting, driving, photography, St Satur, The Loire, TRAVEL, Uncategorized

Tourists

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Tourists – we are, we have been and we will be. The whole world is on holiday, and […]

July 29, 2018 Boats, canals, drifting, Europe, France, Holidays, London, Paris, photography, Sailing, summer, Tourism, TRAVEL

Paris Property.

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Several thousand Euros a square metre, property in Paris is expensive. Once a city for everyone, Paris is […]

February 11, 2018 Art, Boats, canals, France, Mobile homes, Paris, photography

Autumn Drive

When it feels like my small town is getting smaller, there is only one solution – ESCAPE – […]

October 22, 2017 Boats, countryside, deepest france, drifting, driving, France, French, French Village, Life, Motoring, Provincial France, Sancerre, Small town, St Satur, The Loire, Tourism, TRAVEL, vines, Wine

Down to the Sea in Ships

Back from my brief summer road trip – a short tour of historic sights (sites) in Nprmandy and […]

August 13, 2017 Boats, drifting, France, photography, Sailing, summer, The Loire, Tourism, TRAVEL
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