Thanks for stopping by. This site started off as a sort of diary of life after our move to France. When we first arrived I enjoyed around 18 months of time just to be with my then young children. Since then the pace of life has picked up: my children are starting to form their own lives around school and friends, I have a business to run, and a new one just launching – plus we still have a house to build. This means the blog is quite far down the list of things to do, so now I occasionally post about general “Life in France” stuff but more often I share routes and write-ups from walks, generally suitable for families, and any cycle routes I find – also with a family-friendly slant. If you want to scroll through the whole thing, hop over to the Blog page. Or you can dive straight into a category that interests you using the links below.
Latest Posts
- A Long weekend at a Naturist Village in FranceFirst of all let me say I am not a naturist and have zero interest in wandering around in the nude. Further to that, if anyone had ever told me I’d spend a weekend at…
- What is a voie Verte?The voie vertes are a network of “green” routes suitable for walkers, cyclists, and horse riders, importantly traffic-free. The criss-cross across France usually following converted old railway lines, sometimes combined with sections of dedicated cycle-paths…
Life in France
Moving to France Q&A
I’ve set up this page to share my thoughts on the kinds of questions that…
Planning a Vegetable Garden in the South of France
I’m still trying to wrap my head around the planting schedule for the South of…
A Vegetable Garden in Aude: August
Today has been a busy day in the vegetable garden. Over the summer things have…
Covid-friendly Locations in the South of France: Swimming Lakes
Ah, 2020. Who knew come the holidays we’d still be living our own version of…
3 Years on… what’s the plan!?
It’s hard to believe but the time has flown by – three whole years! While…
5 Free Resources for French Learners
One of the issues I’ve found – and have heard others complaining about on various…
Occitanie Guide for Families
First Family Camp in the Pyrénées-Orientales
It’s the summer holidays and we live somewhere breathtakingly beautiful. In the UK we were…
Riding the Voie Verte from Lavelanet to Mirepoix (Part 1)
Update 2021! There have been considerable improvements to the surface of this route since I…
Summer Holiday Survival Guide 2018
So far so good. Since I last updated the blog the French long summer holiday,…
A Short Walk along a Long Distance Path (GR7)
We used to walk a lot both before DD and when she was still small…
A Quiet Christmas in France
It’s Christmas! It’s the first year that DD has really grasped the concept and for…
48 Hours in Narbonne – with kids
Ah, the city break. Before having kids we were quite big fans of city breaks:…
Walks
Discovering the Voie Verte
The weather started off a little cooler than it had been for a while so…
Bike Rides
If Carlsberg did cycling events…
Well, maybe it wasn’t that good, but for me, getting out on my bike to…
DD’s First Big Ride! Esperaza-Campagne and Back
She started pedalling at the beginning of the holidays. I was impressed with how easily…
Riding the Voie Verte from Lavelanet-Mirepoix (Part 2)
With the last week of the holidays looming, I really wanted to get out and…
Riding the Voie Verte from Lavelanet to Mirepoix (Part 1)
Update 2021! There have been considerable improvements to the surface of this route since I…
Family Rides around Lac de Montbel (Part 1)
With the end of the grandes vacances rapidly approaching, I realised I had utterly failed…
Road Ride!
Everyone seemed to be melting down on Friday, with lots of shouting from DD who…
Everything Else
Real Life Bullet Journal: Monthly Planner
Ah, the bullet journal. This discovery has truly changed my life because it enables me…
A Quiet Christmas in France
It’s Christmas! It’s the first year that DD has really grasped the concept and for…
Year Ahead Blogging Plan
This past few months I’ve struggled to make time to keep up with the blog…
Upping the Anti with an iTalki vDate
Do you get me?? No, until about three weeks ago that would have made no…
Facebook addiction, moi?
Maybe, maybe not. Whatever. Lately, there have been quite a lot of articles, such as…
Where’s all the free stuff?
It’s been a busy week here. On top of all the usual to-ing and fro-ing,…