For anyone with an interest in high fashion, it’s generally acknowledged that Paris is a world leader, if not the leader, in haute couture. For decades, the top street for Parisian couture houses was the Faubourg St Honore. It was his desire t…
We had been aware of this beautiful place in Paris for quite a few years, but due to so many other distractions in the city, had never managed to get there. Whenever we came across a reference to it, or someone mentioned it, typical description…
Less than 2 hours by car up the coast from Bordeaux will take you to the beautiful port city of La Rochelle. One of the country’s most important seaports from the 14th to 17th centuries, the city’s luminous limestone façades glow in the bright…
Our initial idea was to make our way straight from Bordeaux up the coast, and although we had intended to stop off briefly along the way at various points of interest, our main aim was simply to get to La Rochelle. We had been to La Rochelle so…
