Twenty goes to Bourg Madame

Mr Kipling writes exceedingly good poems!

May 11th 2014
Rudyard Kipling A Song of French Roads -1923 Now praise the Gods of Time and Chance That bring a heart's desire, And lay the joyous roads of France Once more beneath the tyre- So numbered by Napoleon, The veriest ass can spy How Twenty takes to Bourg-Madame And Ten is for Hendaye. Sixteen hath fed our fighting-line From Dunk ... read more

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Monsieur (Ian) and Madam (Carrie)

Monsieur et Madame Francophile

We love the outdoors especially in France and we have had many happy times there. We love to travel but are quite unconventional in that we don't like hotels and posh restaurants or even restaurants really. We love to do our own thing and go off the beaten track wherever we go. We have had some great times doing just this and met some very nice people, especially our mate Sandy (otherwise known as the Edinburgh Landlady) who we met in the Lazy Duck hostel in Scotland.... full info

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