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The Verdun Gorge Route

January 21, 2016 TravelAtWill 0

Drive The Verdun Gorge Route The original plan for transit from Nice to Avignon on this 3 week tour of France was a leisurely drive along the coastline. But was reconsidered given our experiences with the continuing rain and clogged traffic on coastal roads. We missed the Verdun Gorge route […]

Day Trip From Nice On The French Riviera

January 20, 2016 TravelAtWill 4

Nice On The French Riviera As A Home Base Nice was the next stop on our 3 week tour of France. Having arrived safely after our mountain journey to Nice, we got settled into our hotel in a little quiet room at the back with no balcony for my “Juliette” […]

Travel to Nice Through the French Alps

January 19, 2016 TravelAtWill 4

Driving Through the French Alps Leaving Annecy, we headed for our next stop in Nice. We had always planned to drive to Nice through the French Alps on the Napoleon Route. We knew it would be slow but we still underestimated the time it would take. It was an amazing road […]

Annecy In The French Alps

January 18, 2016 TravelAtWill 2

Navigating to Annecy In The French Alps By the time we finally left Paris behind, we knew we were in trouble time wise so decided we would need to travel the Autoroute at 130 km/hr (80mi/hr) rather than meander the local routes. David plotted the new route and we ticked […]

Iconic Paris Sights

January 17, 2016 TravelAtWill 2

Returning To Iconic Paris Sights Paris was the first stop on our 3 week tour of France. Both David and I had been there before so we planned a mix of new things and a return to some of our iconic Paris sights. We had planned to take the subway […]