On the final full day of our Summer Road Trip, Fred and I visit Rocamadour, a Medieval pilgrimage site dramatically perched on a cliff, and take one last...
Tag - summer 2021
On the seventh day of our summer road trip we're still in the Lot département, but now in the Vallée de la Dordogne. Not to be confused with the Dordogne...
On what was supposed to be the “hottest day” of the week, we visit the famous river towpath, kayak the Célé River, check in to our last hotel on the summer...
On the fifth day of our Summer Road Trip, we visit two of the most popular destinations in Le Lot: Cahors and Saint-Cirq-Lapopie. It also happens to be one of...
On the fourth day of our Summer Road Trip, Fred and I spend most of the day in Rodez to visit its ancient cathedral and its contemporary Soulages Museum, then...
It’s just under two hours from Octon to Rodez if you shoot up the A75, but we have plans (of course) to see a few sights en route -- an abbey, a château, and a...
Today we started off with a three-hour hike up to the top of the “Cirque” in Mourèze, then a cool swim in our favorite spot on the Lac du Salagou, and dinner...
Our 9-day road trip begins in Montpellier, and takes us to Lodève for lunch, a visit to the nearby 12th-Century Prieuré de Grandmont, and finally to dinner and...


