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France On Two Wheels

by Adam Ruck

France On Two Wheels

CONTENTS

  • Home
  • Introduction
  • Route 1
    Lake Geneva to Caen
    • Dinner with Marc Meneau
    • Guédelon
  • Route 2
    Massif Central (Loire 1)
    • The serial killer hoteliers
    • Troisgros
    • His finest hour
  • Route 3
    La Bastide to Arcachon
    • Roquefort
    • Yquem
  • Route 4
    Biarritz to La Charité-sur-Loire
    • A pelota champion
    • Aymeric Picaud – the pilgrim’s guide
  • Route 5
    Moulins to St-Brévin (Loire 2)
    • Hornblower on the Loire
    • Turner’s Loire
  • Route 6
    Paris to Avignon
    • The recipe road
    • Wine tasting in Tain L’Hermitage
  • Alsace Tour
  • Corsica
  • Brittany Tour
  • Travel Notes, Updates, Feedback
  • Hotel Archive
  • Contact Adam
  • Adam’s Blog
    • All Blog Posts
    • Skiing Posts

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Percy goes to school

Posted on November 30, 2019 by adamruck

At 6.45 on a damp autumn evening, 15 minutes early (as instructed), six young dogs and their human appendages have assembled outside a village hall near Wantage.  For our rescue puppy Percy, not quite 3 months and not quite a … Continue reading →

Posted in dog training, Oxfordshire, The Archers | Tagged Adam Ruck, Gray Matter, Leaps & Bounds, Oxford Times, Oxfordshire, puppy training

The World in 2000 Pieces

Posted on January 10, 2019 by adamruck

Seriously impressed by God.  6 days to get this thing done was nothing short of a miracle.  Two weeks in, we’re still looking for the polar bear’s nose. On the first day He made the edges. Then Antarctica and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Adam Ruck, jigsaw puzzles

Golf rules, OK?

Posted on January 9, 2019 by adamruck

My golf buddy and I took advantage of spring-like conditions on New Year’s Day to lock horns and put the new rules to the test on our local course.   The idea, or part of it, is to speed up play, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Adam Ruck, golf rules

Better than sex

Posted on May 4, 2018 by adamruck

    Confirmation from my sleeping partner that valeta (‘servant going to a dance’) is a kind of waltz gave me v as the third letter of ‘it was in form when young’.  Since I already had L, e and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Adam Ruck, crosswords

Hickory Trickery

Posted on April 18, 2018 by adamruck

  The Golf Collectors took their canvas bags and hickory sticks to Merioneth – some of them travelling by train, I trust – for their annual match against Aberdovey last Saturday.  The fixture was a couple of weeks later than … Continue reading →

Posted in golf, Wales | Tagged Aberdovey, Aberdyfi, Adam Ruck, Golf, Golf Collectors, Hickory

 Hello, yes, goodbye

Posted on May 18, 2017 by adamruck

  Another day, another survey, or several.  Today on Today I learnt that the average Lithuanian drinks 750 pints of beer a year, while engaged couples – in the UK that is, not Lithuania – are more likely to ask … Continue reading →

Posted in holidays | Tagged Adam Ruck, car hire, car rental, France, holiday surveys, language skills, More or Less, radio 4, Spain, Tim Harford, Today Programme

PowdAir dreams: from Southend to Sion

Posted on February 25, 2017 by adamruck

A new airline, yet to incorporate let alone take off, wants to establish itself as the British winter sporter’s favourite, with Sion as its hub. PowdAir plans two flights a day, five days a week, from five UK airports – … Continue reading →

Posted in Skiing, Switzerland | Tagged Adam Ruck, Crans Montana, Grimentz, nendaz, powdair, sion, ski flights, Skiing, Switzerland, verbier, Zermatt

Play it again George

Posted on February 19, 2017 by adamruck

  ‘Me te se nous vous …. le la les ….. lui leur … y en!’ I found myself chanting along with Hugh Schofield yesterday morning during From Our Own Correspondent.  His dispatch was a nostalgic item in memory of … Continue reading →

Posted in France | Tagged Adam Ruck, French teaching, From Our Own Correspondent, george bird, Hugh Schofield, linguaphone

coming soon – your currency surcharge

Posted on November 9, 2016 by adamruck

The recent spat between Unilever and Tesco – the so-called marmite war – over a price rise justified (or not) by the weakness of sterling will have rung alarm bells with skiers who may be looking forward to their winter … Continue reading →

Posted in Skiing | Tagged ABTA, Adam Ruck, Currency surcharges, holiday surcharges, skiing holidays

Araf! (Drive slowly in Wales)

Posted on September 29, 2016 by adamruck

I went on a Speed Awareness course in Newbury last week and a few interesting things came out of it.   Not enough things to fill four hours but still, a few are better than none. Like everyone else I was … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Adam Ruck, speed awareness, Wales

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