Colmar at nuit

Colmar

July 24th 2019
We went to Colmar in March, grabbing cheap flights from Manchester (£27 return). To avoid a late evening train journey, we stayed near the airport after we landed about 8.30 pm. In retrospect this was a mistake, the next morning an hour’s train ride had us ensconced in Colmar, but we effectively lost half a day in the town as a consequence. Shortly after getting off the train, on our way t ... read more

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John Poulton

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Work colleagues and friends used to ask if I'm a secret millionaire, the truth is we live in a modest house, buy cheap cars and don't spend our money on 'stuff'. There's no pockets in a shroud, we want memories to grow old with, not things. Some of the holidays are quite flashy and pricey, but most aren't as we take advantage of cheap flights. We look for bargains on booking.com and, if the weather's nice enough, we camp in the UK in summer. The aim of this blog is to share anecdotes from our trips and ideas about destinations. I hope you like it and thanks for looking.... full info

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29th July 2019

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Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

The joys of French food
I'm afraid I might have needed to enjoy one of those Michelin restaurants in Colmar.

29th July 2019

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John Poulton

I wish I had now.
Looking back, we should have given it a shot. It wasn't mad money.

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