Wine, With Old Friends And New – Bordeaux, France
We’re parked in a winery, and there's not another motorhome in sight. The vines are heavy with red grapes, fat and juicy, awaiting the [...] continue reading
A Historic Camp – Citadel De Blaye, France
Were we really going the right way? It seemed crazy. We were driving straight into a 17th century UNESCO site over an old stone bridge, the [...] continue reading
The Most Beautiful Lady In France – Cordouan Lighthouse
She was the most beautiful lady I'd ever seen, and I've seen a few. Her stone walls rose high to the heavens, stark and imposing against [...] continue reading
Hit Or Miss, Or A Bit Of Both? Dune Du Pilat, France
When we first looked at visiting Les Landes I asked around some Facebook motorhome groups for recommendations, and one place that came up over and [...] continue reading
Aire Love & Bike-Riding – Biscarosse Plage, France
What distinguishes one beach town from the next? Is it the way the waves crash, the color and feel of the sand, the town or how many people are there? [...] continue reading
A Laid-Back Beach Town – Mimizan Plage, France
We'd made it to our new campground, but I had to admit I was feeling off-kilter. It wasn't because our new spot was bad. In fact the place [...] continue reading
Just What Our Souls Were Craving – Cap De L’Homy, France
Silence. All I hear is silence. Not the kind that is the absence of sound, but rather the kind that you get deep in a forest. It’s intense and somehow [...] continue reading
Serious Surfer Vibes – Capbreton & Hossegor, France
We're staying at an Aire by the ocean, dunes right behind us and miles of beach with waves that crash and crunch in a crazy shore break just a short [...] continue reading
Back To An “Old” Favorite -> St Jean De Luz, France
Sometimes you just know that a place is going to draw you back. It had only been a few months since my dad and I were here. We camped in May [...] continue reading
Off To “Les Landes” (And Traveling With CRD Cats)
And we're off!! After much planning, thinking and (lets be honest) procrastinating we finally managed to load-up LMB and head out. Yeah!! We're [...] continue reading
Motorhome Travel In France III – Checklists, Crit’Air & Pet Transport
We've finally made it to the last installment of my French Motorhome Travel mini-series! I covered a lot of ground in my last two posts on finding [...] continue reading
Motorhome Travel In France II – Navigating Road Travel, Autoroute Tolls & Road Rules
We've always been slo-mo travelers, preferring shorter drives (2-3 hours max) and longer stays (several days) wherever we go. It's how we rolled when [...] continue reading
