Early Monday morning we started our journey to Nice along the French riviera. We drove the highways for the first 1/2 of the way and then took the scenic route as soon as it appeared on the map. What a great idea! We turned off towards the coast and then it was simply a matter of following the water until we hit Nice. Not long after driving along the coast we came across a small unpopulated beach in the town of Sainte-Maxime so we pulled over and jumped straight...

This morning we prepared to check out of our beloved bungalow and set forth on our big driving day that would take us from Tarragona Spain to Montpellier France, a drive time of 4.5hrs but with rest stops and lunch we were allowing 6hrs in the car. Highway speed limits of 130kph certainly help cover the distance, particularly when traffic does it's usual 10kph over that. After sending Liv a message for her 10th birthday ( HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU XOXO ) we hit the...

Today we decided to take the day off and spend it in true spanish style, lazing on the beach and the letting the rest of the world go by without us. Life is not meant to be a stressful event, there's nothing like getting away from it all to remind you of that. If the last few years have taught us anything it's that you have to just do what makes you happy while you can, whatever that may be, and appreciate the good things you have in your life. Problems will co...

This morning after a magnificent sleep in we cooked up breakfast and ate it on our veranda as the morning slowly warmed up, what a life. We used this leisurely start to do some research of where we should stay for the rest of our journey along the French coast into Italy. Once we finally got up and had showers, we headed into the town of Tarragona, finding a safe place to park in the local shopping centre on the far side of the city centre. The Rambla looked lik...

This morning we were up, packs on, walking our dusty track back to the train station with the sun gleaming against another clear blue sky. We were off to the airport, not for a plane, but to pick up the car before heading south to Tarragona. **We got a French car in Spain to drop off in Nice and picking up an Italian car there to drive into Milan. Essentially we're helping return those cars to there correct countries and in doing so we'll avoid the expensive one...