Posts tagged france

Published
26 August 2013
Tags
europe2013 , france , italy
From the South of France into Italy…

The drive took us though the French Italian boarder near the coast. We opted to take a toll road at this point due to the high volumes of August traffic along the coastline. Our German T3 friends had just come through this bit of coastline (without using the toll) it took them hours just to travel a few miles.

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Published
25 August 2013
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europe2013 , france
Bluestar reaches the coast and meets german hippies

We were just around 20 minutes away from Saint Tropez and it was getting late. Cruising on local roads we were looking for somewhere to stay.

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Published
24 August 2013
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europe2013 , france
Freecamping by a river and Le Palais ideal

After leaving Beaune we spent the whole day driving. At this point we really got into taking local roads rather than motorways. It takes longer but makes a more pleasant drive and avoids the expensive toll charges. Because we’re travelling slower it’s easier to spot and pull up at interesting places. Handy when travelling without a plan.

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Published
23 August 2013
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europe2013 , france
Beaune, It's Food And Its Spectacular Old Hospital

We found a nice spot in a campsite in Beaune with little lizards climbing the wall next to us.

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Published
22 August 2013
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europe2013 , france
Dijon And The Cote-d'Or

We were passing Dijon on the way south and decided to drive in, have a looksy and score a pot of that famous mustard everyone knows it for.

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Published
14 August 2013
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europe2013 , france
France.. Sunflowers, Toad castle and wildcamping

From Luxembourg we drove directly to Burgundy in France. We were stung 12 Euros on the way for accidentally finding ourselves on a toll road. To make some savings we decided to wildcamp and headed off down a Michelin road atlas ‘scenic route’, about an hour north of Dijon.

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