Tour de Bretagne
Sorry, I’ve moved this post to another page: see Brittany Tour … Continue reading
Category Archives: French hotels
In praise of Tripadvisor. No, really
To my great surprise I find myself using Tripadvisor more and more. Of course all the well rehearsed caveats apply. I know there will be fake reviews in there, along with the genuine. I haven’t tried to plant a fake, … Continue reading
“Can you recommend a hotel?”
Concerned that my life may lack purpose and fulfilling activity, friends quite often get in touch with questions they have generously thought up to make me feel useful and wanted. ‘Which Greek island would you recommend for our next holiday?’ … Continue reading
To Italy by bike mostly with Eric Newby
Made my annual visit to the Dyfi Valley Bookshop in Machynlleth in case any of the 100-odd novels written by my great aunt Berta have fetched up there in the last 12 months; or (less likely, since he is much … Continue reading
La Croix-Fry: honeymoon sweet
Any minute now, the Tour de France cyclists will be toiling over the Col de la Croix-Fry and passing the world’s most stereotypically delightful Alpine chalet-hotel, in the post-card prettiest part of Haute Savoie. Ugly ski resort development lies out … Continue reading
Ferayola – a victory for the thin red line
Auberge Ferayola, Argentella, Corsica 00 33 4 95652525 www.ferayola.com I’ve moved this post to the hotel archive page … Continue reading
PS: afterthoughts in Brittany
Road testing your own guide book can be quite spooky, especially in places you wrote about blind; that is to say, on the basis of exhaustive study of the secondary sources – other people’s work. Last week I finally got … Continue reading