Today we had a brief look around the city of Madrid which was a great experience but there was much around to keep us in the area so we departed there and made a break for Portugal.Of course we had to have some more problems with the van. It just hasn't been our luck with the van… the oil level light started flashing just as we left Madrid which caused some concern. After trying to contact many people we just decided to keep going and hope that the van didn't b...

Yesterday we had every intention of waking up at 5.30am so that we could get into town to see the running of the bulls but Ben didn't give Bek enough notice (eg. Enough time to pee, eat and dress) so we just went back to sleep. After sleeping for a few more hours we headed into Pamps to check out the sites. The streets were still swarming with drunken people from the celebrations the night before. Nearly everyone in the town was wearing red and white and covered ...

Today we drove from Biarritz to the lovely and warm city of San Sebastian. On the way down to San Sebastian we called into a village on the coast Hendaye, which had amazing views of the ocean. On our arrival in San Sebastian, we roamed the many narrow street filled with tapas bars and surf shops. We eventually found a tapas bar that looked good and had a glass of excellent sangria and tasty tapas. After our feast, we headed down to the beach to do some sun baking...

Yesterday we followed the coastal road from Arcachon down to St Girons where we had a great lunch in another carpark. The weather still hadn't improved but we made the most of our time there. Later in the afternoon we arrived in Biarritz where we walked about the main centre and along the Grande Plage (main beach) in the pouring rain. Called into a cafe just off the beach for a nice cold beer and was served by a rude French woman. The only one we've encountered s...

This morning we had a great French breakfast with Sophie in her courtyard. Our meal consisted of fresh coffee and orange juice, brioche and croissants with nutella. Num, Num... After too busy chatting to Sophie, we made our way to Nantes to check out the cathedral and the chateau. We then moved on to the town of La Rochelle situated on the coast (Cote D'Argent). Sat in a carpark near the coast for lunch. After our lunch we drove many miles through the wine region...