EUROTRIP: CASSIS 5 September 2010 in France, Uncategorized

Annoyed with our failure of a trip to Saint Tropez, Chris was adamant we go to the nearby seaside town of Cassis, which was one of the recommended must-go places by our French friends. Cassis is actually an ancient fishing port by the ocean,...

EUROTRIP: SAINT TROPEZ, WHAT A WASH OUT! 4 September 2010 in France, Uncategorized

Everyone’s heard of Saint Tropez, the French Riviera seaside playground of the rich and famous. We are neither, but I was keen to check it out anyway 😛 We thought it’d be a fabulous idea to mingle with the *ahem* upper crust of society...

EUROTRIP: CRUISING AROUND THE CALANQUES 3 September 2010 in France, Uncategorized

Whilst in Marseilles, we just had to go on a cruise around the Calanques, since the weather was totally perfect and the sea a sparkling jeweled turquoise. The Calanques are deep narrow inlets of water in the high rocky white-coloured cliffs along the coast...

EUROTRIP: BOUILLABAISSE OVERLOAD AT CHEZ LOURY in France, Uncategorized

Bouillabaisse. This is a Provençal dish that is famous and synonymous with the South of France.. in particular Marseilles as that’s where it’s said to originate. It’s a fish stew that is made with fresh local fish, shellfish, vegetables and Provençal herbs and spices....

EUROTRIP: ADORABLE BED & BREAKFAST IN MARSEILLES... 2 September 2010 in France, Uncategorized

And so we hit…….. MARSEILLES, another town in the South of France! When in France, it’s simply not much fun to stay in a regular hotel; I just reckon it’s really unimaginative 😛 Instead, Chris hunted down little apartments (you’ll see the one we...