Today we drove from Clermont-Ferrand to Annemasse (a town in France that borders with Geneva). Calvin was still not feeling the best so Kate did the driving. We arrived at about 1:00 and we're greeted by our lovely Airbnb host. She told us to take bus 61 to a station and then catch a tram to get to Geneva. We walked to the bus stop to catch the 61 bus but then couldn't figure out which side of the road to catch it from so Kate asked a girl standing there in Frenc...

Today we drove from Bordeaux to Clermont-Ferrand which took about 4 hours. We managed to phone some family and friends on the drive which made the 4 hours pass a lot quicker. Unfortunately Calvin was feeling a bit unwell - maybe a virus of some sort - so Kate drove while Calvin rested in the passenger seat. We arrived at our Ibis Budget accommodation at about 1:45. We just rested for a while in the accommodation to give Calvin some time to get better. We watched ...

Sad to leave San Sebastian this morning and the wonderful Airbnb and host Asier but onwards and upwards we go. Our target today was Bordeaux, France. Crossing the border of countries in only half and hour! Such a strange concept for Australians. We started our drive to Bordeaux by detouring to Biarritz (as suggested by Asier), a coastal town on the Bay of Biscay. Funnily enough, as soon as we crossed the border into France, the weather turned grey and the Spanish...

Today we celebrate! Kate found some shoes!! Will this be the end of shoe shopping in Europe? Will Calvin ever have to endure going to every single shoe shop in Europe ever again? Will Kate ever find the perfect shoe that will not rub against her Tailor's bunion, provide arch support and have minimal toe box volume? Well today was the day that all these questions were answered. It started off as normal - shower and breakfast (provided by the Airbnb - good to have ...

It was time to say goodbye to what had been our home for a week. We loved our stay with Hanan, Mohamed and Yahya - they were so warm and friendly and we had such great chats. And of course Yahya was just gorgeous. It was sad saying goodbye but hopefully it was more of a 'until next time' kind of goodbye. Hanan had given us a whole bag of snacks to keep us going on our 5 hour drive to San Sebastián - Kate particularly enjoyed the chocolate and strawberry ta...