March 18th 2012 is the 12th Fête de la Moto at Le Bugue after a gap in 2011 and there will be more than ever to see. Exhibitions, stunts, stands, autojumble, women-only bike run, food, drink and much more. All this and it’s a FREE entry and Le Bugue is just 68 km from La [...]
The arrival of Spring and the Carnival season kicks-off with a bang… This was the 29th production for the Dordognes take of the ‘Mardi Gras’ Carnival and the theme this year was ‘As Time Goes By‘. It was a chilly and cloudy start when it all kicked-off at 9am with the release of hundreds of [...]
A new law has been passed in France to make it obligatory for all cars and motorcycles to carry a breath test kit from 1st July 2012! Publised in our local English newspaper – The Connexion. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe [...]
With over 4,500 km of beautiful rivers in the Dordogne and La Treille Gites being only 2.5 km from one of it’s prettiest – The River Dronne, it’s no wonder fishing is big business and an ever-popular sport. Unfortunately neither Jeff or myself have never fished but I will attempt to give some information on [...]
Book now and get £100 off normal weekly rates during April & May (including Easter week)… Now only £450 per week for up-to 5 persons!!! Enjoy a relaxing and sunny Spring-break in the Dordogne!!! Chill-out around the gites or explore the local area… There’s lot to do including many local events getting under way… Check [...]
Countryside walk with magnificent panoramic city views! You know, I’ve been pestering Jeff for weeks now to accompany me on a particular walk that I’ve been itching to explore. The walk is just outside the City of Perigueux. Driving into the city along the D939 at the junction with the D3 (Route d’Agonac) there’s a [...]
A short bright sunny winter walk that expectantly turned into a 20km trek to Champcevinel village! There are dozens of mapped and waymarked walks around La Treille and we’ve covered quite a number of them over the last few years; many, I’ve documented on this blog (you’ll find them archived under the ‘Walking‘ tab under [...]
Another day out to ‘Plus beaux villages de France‘ Although I’ve put a link to the ‘official beautiful villages’ website above, I had better point out that Saint Yrieix (pronounced Saint ear-ee-a) is not in fact officially listed on the site! But, it definitely should be in my opinion! It’s a shame that the weather [...]
Reciprocal links to gite website directories: I get asked quite frequently if we would mind adding these links to our website and whilst I have no problem doing so I always ponder which page to put them on? I advertise on many sites, both ‘paid-for’ and ‘free’ and to put a link to each and [...]
Promenade around Lac La Jemaye We’re making the most of this beautiful Autumnal weather this weekend and yesterday (Saturday 15th October) went for a leisurely walk around the lake at La Jemaye. The temperature peaked at around 27ºC in the afternoon which caught me out as I’d put a jumper on… I felt a little [...]
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