The Winelands of Bordeaux in France Yes we finally arrived at this manicured farmlands with the vines in such neat rows and trimmed It is busy transcending into final stages of autumn And a smorgasbord of color are meeting our eyes from hill top to hill top But there are one very bad point standing out are the farm buildings and farm yards in and around the farm stead It is unkept the houses look dilapidated o now what a sight for sore eyes These winelands...

We are night stop in this old important Roman town and what a surprise to get Rugby players in training at the local club I immediately walked down to try and found a SAfrican player perhaps but my luck was out What did came up where the keen interest of the young players who would like to play for 2-3 months in South Africa It is so hart warming to be among rugby players again - I long for home big time The player in the foto is the young 15 year old eight m...

My first French Restaurant Experience on French soil So it comes up to visit this recommended country side Restaurant with apparently good duck Foie GRAS And we strolled carefully into and very conscious about food prices -- if we even got a whiff of rip off or high prizes we are out like a dog who stole some fat off the table The French as the rest of the Mediterranean offers a 3 course meal at reasonable prices apart from the individual listed menu items Po...

Crossing from Spain via Pompalona to Biaritz in France So we had a early rise and drove through to Pampolona to see where the Bulls run in old town Wow the place is narrow and built up the old city and the run is quiet downhill I get closterphobia when in such narrow streets with no end in sight The locals are so cheerfully and happy about the event Old man told me it was from his baby years he recalled this festival in the streets. Now this old man looks 97...

Spain and France is very close and traffic flows between without stopping and searching Only benefit for border is the cheaper 30 cent petrol price We got a new red Ford diesel in France. Like two students who won a holiday we hoped inn and hit for the road Where to we asked no one knows as we drive around and around the circle outside airport to find a direction we want to go Luckily the right exit it landed us neatly on a highway to the north Beaurdau is N...