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Month: June 2016
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You cannot camp at France’s west coast and ignore the hundreds of surfers. So far, I have been fine watching them admiringly, enjoying the views at well defined muscles and that was it. This will change now. When sharing my holiday plans with Jan (thank you!!), he advised not only several spots and villages but…
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Before the rise of St. Tropez / Côte d’Azur as hot spot for celebrities and royals, Biarritz was the place to be. Consequently, 1930s grandeur embraces the Grande Plage with the Hôtel du Palais, the Casino Municipal and mansions that have their roots back in the era of Napoléon III and the enthusiasm of his…
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The next day starts as rainy as the last one, but for a driving day this is just fine. After passing by the ARIANE skyrocket (much smaller than I would have thought), the plan is to continue south west until the ocean stops me. Kilometer by kilometer the sky gets brighter, the distanced clouds open…
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You never know that your shoes are not water resistant until you get caught in the rain. Moving on from Uzès to the Tarn region, I don’t mind bright clouds and some drops of rain every now and then. Consequently, I see no point in changing my plans when I arrive the early afternoon at…
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It is easy to have a good time at Uzès. It is not only a lovely old town perched on a hill and accompanied by half a dozen medieval towers, but is is full of life and, even better, contains more than just a few good restaurants. I stroll around the narrow lanes with renaissance…
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Having bought some concert tickets months ago, my holiday starts Friday evening in Munich: Buck Roger and the Sidetrackers is one of the best current live bands in town and the only mismatch is the late evening music hours vs. my early alarm clock. With the best compromise of it, I enjoy great music with…
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