Luckily for the Frenchies, we have a hoard of cousins across France and am eternally grateful for this amazing extended family that I have. Had it not been for a large French family this trip across France would not have been the same… We kind of invited ourselves to go visit my cousin living in … Continue reading »
From the Vault – Elephants by the river
From the Vault: We all have great photos (pre digital era) sitting in shoe boxes and photo albums gathering dust… from time to time I revisit my photos, especially when the Frenchie kids ask us about a country we have visited. So I thought why not share them with my followers as well. This photo … Continue reading »
Car Hire Vs Lease Vehicle – Europe
It does pay to be a little pre-organised when planning an extended holiday in Europe, especially when it comes to working out your transportation. During previous holidays to Europe Mr. Techno and I always relied on local trains and the Eurail pass which is a great way to travel (takes the stress out of being … Continue reading »
Kids Festival – ‘Au Bonheur des Momes’ – (Annecy)
It is not often that whilst travelling with children that there is an opportunity to attend an event that is geared solely to Children that is not a theme park! – Well we found such an event… So when we were invited to join my gorgeous french cousins for a week so that we could … Continue reading »
Dream Jobs in Australia – the Buzz
This post is a little different from my usual ones, however it is worth having a read of. Have you ever dreamt of living the ‘dream job’ travelling working and talking about it ( I know I have)… Some travel bloggers certainly have already achieved this, there is however another way to do so. The … Continue reading »
Happy Easter!
Have a safe and Happy Easter break – hope you are celebrating the occasion whilst on the road in some amazing location! Tell us where you spent Easter this year !
Vezelay – a reunion
Vezelay is a town which is not usually high on the regular tourist trail, but instead is high on the list for Christian pilgrims. Vezelay is on one of the routes that lead from France to Santiago de Compostella in Spain which adds to its significance. It is located in the north of the Burgundy … Continue reading »
Parc National de Port-Cros (France)
Following three amazing weeks in Italy that included Rome, San Gimignano, Riomaggiore and Venice we were finally making our way across the border and into my home country. Along the way we had some great moments and other rather stressful adventures of finding our hotels and destinations with a very average GPS system that we … Continue reading »
San Gimignano – Tuscany
San Gimignano located in Tuscany was the Frenchies next stop – This beautiful hilltop town was one of my favourites on our European odyssey and it also remains the kids favourite memory. The words escape me to describe this region and I won’t even attempt as many have done a better job of it before … Continue reading »
Rome
Rome was the launching point of our European four month odyssey… following a very long flight by myself with the two boys from Australia we finally arrived in Rome. I was so proud of my kids, they behaved so well on the entire flights (despite my eldest being really sick during the flight) thank god … Continue reading »
