Published: August 27th 2010
August 27th 2010
August 27th 2010
There are a lot of people who talk about the difference between a traveller and a tourist with most wanting to see themselves as the former. I particularly like G K Chesterton's description. “A traveller sees what he sees. The tourist sees what he comes to see.” I do have a sneaking suspicion, though, that a traveller is something that you call yourself when you don't like being called a touri... Read Full Entry
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We try to post about once a week talking about where we have been, impressions we have gained and some photos. Our aim is to keep a record of our travels that will sustain us as the memories fade. We also want to keep those at home, and anyone else around, as informed as they wish to be.
We have been on the move now since late 2008 and plan to continue for a while yet. A pair of old-ish Australians who plan to see the places we have missed in the past before the backs, hips and knees make it all too hard. We intend to be on the road, sea or in the air for as long as it takes. We have to ... full info
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Never did figure out why they were there'
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in a hay paddock
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At the mouth of the Seine
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Golf course at Les Roches near Erquy
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Date: 27th August 2010
Don't let us stop you!
If you feel like settling down in some idyllic village in France, please go ahead! Just be prepared for a steady stream of children and their partners camping out in your spare room...x
From Blog: Backing Off In Brittany
Don't let us stop you!
If you feel like settling down in some idyllic village in France, please go ahead! Just be prepared for a steady stream of children and their partners camping out in your spare room...x
From Blog: Backing Off In Brittany
Date: 27th August 2010
Traveler vs Tourist
I am perhaps the only American who visited Normandy and visited only German cemeteries (we were with a Canadian couple, the wife's father was a German soldier who had died of appendicitis the year before the invasion, and she wanted to find her father's grave). Anyway, if being a traveler means that you can't stop to see the historic, cultural, and scenic sites in the country you are passing through, then I would rather be a tourist than give up such to qualify as a traveler. In your area we visited Mount St Michal, St Malo, Dinant, and cut across Brittany to the southern coast to Karnac, with its dolmens and menhirs from the same age as the Stonehenge. Returning in the direction of Paris we stopped in Anger with its massive fortress, and saw the best of the chateau on the Loire, and Fontainblue before Paris. As a traveler, you should be able to visit these sites, but the difference between a traveler and a tourist is that you can take your time to savor each site, and not just check them off your list.
From Blog: Backing Off In Brittany
Traveler vs Tourist
I am perhaps the only American who visited Normandy and visited only German cemeteries (we were with a Canadian couple, the wife's father was a German soldier who had died of appendicitis the year before the invasion, and she wanted to find her father's grave). Anyway, if being a traveler means that you can't stop to see the historic, cultural, and scenic sites in the country you are passing through, then I would rather be a tourist than give up such to qualify as a traveler. In your area we visited Mount St Michal, St Malo, Dinant, and cut across Brittany to the southern coast to Karnac, with its dolmens and menhirs from the same age as the Stonehenge. Returning in the direction of Paris we stopped in Anger with its massive fortress, and saw the best of the chateau on the Loire, and Fontainblue before Paris. As a traveler, you should be able to visit these sites, but the difference between a traveler and a tourist is that you can take your time to savor each site, and not just check them off your list.
From Blog: Backing Off In Brittany
Date: 28th August 2010
Not So Boring
Not really boring at all and even then only flat and not so dramatic in parts. Even when it is flat the French still make it all look pretty good
From Blog: Backing Off In Brittany
Not So Boring
Not really boring at all and even then only flat and not so dramatic in parts. Even when it is flat the French still make it all look pretty good
From Blog: Backing Off In Brittany
Date: 28th August 2010
Don't Let Us Stop You!
We will keep that in mind. We would, of course, always make sure there was room for the kids, partners, and their kids!
From Blog: Backing Off In Brittany
Don't Let Us Stop You!
We will keep that in mind. We would, of course, always make sure there was room for the kids, partners, and their kids!
From Blog: Backing Off In Brittany
Date: 28th August 2010
Traveller Vs Tourist
Agree with you totally Bob. Thanks for the suggestions. We have covered some already but there are some new ones there.
From Blog: Backing Off In Brittany
Traveller Vs Tourist
Agree with you totally Bob. Thanks for the suggestions. We have covered some already but there are some new ones there.
From Blog: Backing Off In Brittany
Date: 21st September 2010
Hello you two :-)
Hi Slowfeeters, Just a quick hello to say I really enjoy reading about your travels and seeing some pics along the way. Stay safe and keep enjoying yourselves, what a wonderful thing to be doing! Good on ya's :-) Love Kokie
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Hello you two :-)
Hi Slowfeeters, Just a quick hello to say I really enjoy reading about your travels and seeing some pics along the way. Stay safe and keep enjoying yourselves, what a wonderful thing to be doing! Good on ya's :-) Love Kokie
From Blog: Backing Off In Brittany
Date: 5th October 2010
Beautiful Brittany and Not boring Normandy
I totally agree that the right bits of Normandy are not boring and Brittany certainly has more to offer than Mont St Michel (although it is pretty spectacular). If you get back there, I have 2 suggestions for you - Honfleur in Normandy and St Malo in Brittany. Also in another part of France completely but somewhere I think you would find pretty amazing is Verdun - you can drive to the forest and see the trenches which still have (or had when I visited, over 30 years ago now, I feel so old) bits of old boots etc - eerie and somewhat disquieting but a place i can still conjure up a picture of in my mind when I think hard. And I of course agree with your choice of France for the villages and farmland.
From Blog: Backing Off In Brittany
Beautiful Brittany and Not boring Normandy
I totally agree that the right bits of Normandy are not boring and Brittany certainly has more to offer than Mont St Michel (although it is pretty spectacular). If you get back there, I have 2 suggestions for you - Honfleur in Normandy and St Malo in Brittany. Also in another part of France completely but somewhere I think you would find pretty amazing is Verdun - you can drive to the forest and see the trenches which still have (or had when I visited, over 30 years ago now, I feel so old) bits of old boots etc - eerie and somewhat disquieting but a place i can still conjure up a picture of in my mind when I think hard. And I of course agree with your choice of France for the villages and farmland.
From Blog: Backing Off In Brittany
Date: 6th October 2010
Not So Boring
We need to go back to Normandie at some stage before the Americas to pick up a vehicle. Depending on time we hope to have a chance to have a look at a couple of places we missed, even if it is only a quick look.
From Blog: Backing Off In Brittany
Not So Boring
We need to go back to Normandie at some stage before the Americas to pick up a vehicle. Depending on time we hope to have a chance to have a look at a couple of places we missed, even if it is only a quick look.
From Blog: Backing Off In Brittany
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Not so boring
For a supposedly flat and boring part of France, your photos make it look really very appealing. Must say that I think you have taken your best yet with In Goldent Tent - brilliant composition. Perhaps your inner Celt may have something to do with your evident affinity for the area. If so, you had better stay clear of the realtors windows in Galway! Thanks for the congrats - although this is just for the first six months as we work on a calendar year. The result of a lot of hard work by a lot of good people.
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