My dad's bedroom how he left it

August 9th 2014
It was a long drive from Central London to Champcey in France, 400 miles to be precise. After a short Eurotunnel ride across the British channel we were in Calais. From there the arduous journey really began, no sat nav, navigation the old fashioned way, with a map, on the wrong side of the road, in storm like rain. When we first started driving through France we drove over a moderately bi ... read more

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Chris and Nikki

Welcome to our blog, we are Chris & Nikki and we are travel addicts!!! Chris is a born & bred Londoner (and a 'real' Cockney). Nikki is originally from Chester Le-Street in Durham but has been 'down south' since she started university. We (try to) visit four places a year and if possible try to make it a different continent each time. We love life experiences, photography and travel and if we're lucky we combine them all in one trip. Travelblog is pretty much our diary of places visited & a diary of our relationship, My present to say 'congratulations' for finishing universit... full info

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3rd November 2014

taracloud
Tara Cloud

Possibilities, possibilities!
I've been waiting with baited breath for this blog on your inheritance. Sorry Nicki had to hyperventilate over bridges that I would have loved, and over which you were a very considerate partner--sorry Nicki, good for you Chris! Well now, this bedroom doesn't really look sooo bad. And you're only one province over from the magical Mont St Michel, St Malo, sweet Dinan, and other places that many of us adore and crave. So, don't you know any unemployed handy people who might want to fix this up and then go in with you and your new Dad's family to have a French country home for holidays? I love when people renovate old properties. However, I also understand if this was too depressing and you want to let it go though I'm so glad you made the effort to find it. Best wishes on your next step.

5th November 2014

Chris and Nikki
Chris

The logistics of continually travelling back and forth to organise renovation plus three separate people agreeing on what should/shouldn't be done would be a nightmare, also cost would play a factor. It gave me an adventure and more family, I feel richer for that.

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