Annabel's Travelblog

For the first time for many years, we had found ourselves with no plans for Christmas.  I am sure my sister would have invited us, but we di...

I dashed into the Carrefour this morning to get a baguette for lunch and some yoghurts for supper, and thought, suddenly, while I was in the...

So the big question was, what to do today?  We decided to pay a return visit to Cambrai, a town we had liked very much on a visit some year...

What a difference a day makes!  This time yesterday, we were shivering in bed, clad in our warmest pyjamas, bedsocks, jerseys or bed-jackets...

Not a good day!  We realised last night that the heating is kaput, and it is very, very cold here!  The hot water, thankfully, is still wor...

We were very late indeed this morning, not helped by the Swan Whisperer's going for a run, so it was not far off lunch time by the time...

The Swan Whisperer's 67th birthday. We had a very leisurely breakfast, and didn't set off until about 11:00.  We told the Satnav no...