Friday was another wonderful and busy day. I dropped mom off at work and headed towards Kitsilano my old neighborhood to visit my step sister. We decided to go to Granville Island for lunch and meet up with my good friend Maja from White Rock. The markets were busy, full of tourists during Spring Break….
First Came the Plan How do you get from A – B, if A is South Surrey, B.C. Canada and B is an unknown area in southern France? Lists! A big believer in lists, I sat down for about 5 minutes and wrote the one below. We stuck to it until every item was ticked off…
Yes, another stat holiday and no school for the kids! May 8th, 1945 World War II Allies excepted the unconditional surrender of Nazi German armed forces. To commemorate this day, our little community of Capestang paraded through the streets to the cemetery to listen to speeches from veterans and to hear the band play. Vintage…
There’s Road Schooling, Homeschooling and Unschooling, which is the right choice for our travelling family? Our version is a variety of all three, mixed with learning new languages and traditions as we travel around Europe. We have no home, and on the road, therefore for all purposes here, we will call it Road Schooling….
Who doesn’t love Freddie Mercury and the uber famous song Bohemian Rhapsody. It reminds me when I first saw Wayne’s World when Mike Meyers and Dana Carvey head bashed to the tune, typical 80’s style, as they drove along in their beater car. So when Sally, our choir director, asked me to sing a…
Tis’ the season to be jolly… Fourteen of us make our way on the 27th of December to Carcassonne to enjoy the children’s activities around the city. Starting out, the older boys skate in the market square for one hour for 4€ including rentals, the best value of the day. The city creates an ice…
REST WHEN YOU ARE WEARY. REFRESH AND RENEW YOURSELF, YOUR BODY, YOUR MIND, YOUR SPIRIT. AND THEN GET BACK TO WORK. RALPH MARSTON After looking at the photos from the last five years just before leaving France for Hungary, I realized that it is high time for me to buy some new clothes. There is…
I would love this post to be interactive. You are the world travelers’ of our blogging community and what you have to say in reference to these countries is critical, current and valid and will be considered in our purchase of our European Bed & Breakfast. Any advice or experiences you have to offer up,…
Starting a garden is very trendy. It may be a good enough reason to start one. When I look back at all the stupid fads I have seen, I start to think how much I like this particular craze. Famous diet trends include the watermelon diet, the cookie diet and the ice-cream diet. Stupid trends…
Our traditional French village, with little historical nooks and crannies, was the perfect setting to display different musicians, groups and solo artists; throughout the long weekend of our August festival. Friday August 1st Otis Redding Show was the first venue during the four day festival in Capestang in the Foyer gardens with our castle in…