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Tag: France

  • White van returns to Ireland

    Our journey from Ireland to the South of France and back is now complete. The drive back from the Côte d’Azur was long but passed reasonably well, even if the journey was lengthened somewhat by the need to pass by Nice Airport to drop family members who had chosen to…

  • White van to the Côte d’Azur

    I am delighted to announce that I have joined the “man with white van” movement after driving a Mercedes Sprinter van from Dublin to the South of France and back. The van was hired from Van Rentals.ie, a company that offers fast and efficient service for Internet bookings and whose…

  • Some good French restaurants

    A number of excellent dinners in restaurants across France enlivened our trip as we meandered from Normandy to Paris to Chamonix to the Cote d’Azur and back again. In date order these were: Le Mascaret in Blainville –sur-Mer (Normandy): This is a Michelin one-star restaurant in a small and sleepy…