Up at a sensible hour to finish off the house full of washing. A quick bite of breakfast, then off the the Toulouse Space Museum. Upon arrival, even Yvonne was impressed with what you could see behind the fence (An Ariane 5 rocket), and once inside, the quality of the museum quickly wiped away any recollection of the entry price. Built like a theme park, the main building is crammed full of interactive exhibits, and while much of the dialogue was in French, ther...

Need for speed! Up early for Paul. Sneaking down the loft ladder, then creeping out the very creaky door, I followed ours host's tips to get to neighbouring Rocamadour. Once I left the quaint stone village or Rignac, it was all narrow lanes, lined with tumbling rock walls through rolling hills and greenery. A few cars to duck off the road for, but unlike Australia, you arent seen as a target..... The rain sprinkled until I got the the end of the road and was wel...

Another amazing day..... It started off pretty routine with a Baguette for breakfast at our AirBnB stay. An old family holiday house that an Aussie couple live in with their two rascal (in a cute way) twin boys. Goats, oversize chickens, creaky floors and plumbing from the 19th century (The pipes ran along the skirting in our room and the cold tap next door created an awesome harmonic at a certain point). A very different stay to the night before, but an intrigui...

A rare sleep in (Shattered) then down to breakfast in the dining room of the mansion.... We couldn't look yesterday, as retired Dr husband was painting. He could barely speak a word of English, but through his wife proudly showed us the 'Home' type magazine they had grabbed the colour scheme from - (Which was a stately mansion), and he was doing a great job of replicating it. High ceilings, panelling, classic furniture, amazing timber fireplace and a delicious s...

After a quick 12k run around the sights of Paris - Le Tower, Arc, Champes, Invalides, Louvre - you know, just the everyday kind of run...we sadly had to pack up and make our way to pick up a hire car. Sylvie, our host, had left us breakfast as usual so we munched our croissant's and started lugging our suitcases across Paris (It wasn't too bad, actually) after a quick goodbye. We had worked out the Metros by then to avoid the pickpocket mecca's so had an easy und...