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The chateau Claude had found us was called Le Boisniard, meaning the Heir‘s Nest.
It was situated outside the village of Chambretaud some 375 kms south-west of Paris on Longitude 2°. This it shares with, in a northerly direction, Bayeaux, Bognor Regis, Lincoln, the Shetland Isles and the Antarctic. To the...
The next day, with Bernard, for that was the agent’s name, as our guide, we crossed the extremely picturesque marais, wet lands drained by tree-lined canals, where cattle are still taken to market on punts.
This was the Vendee.
"What's the weather like here, Bernard?" I asked.
"This is the best. Le Vendee...
The Way took us over endless flat land. The pilgrims must have got a bit bored at this with nothing to see and nothing to look forward to. The land being so flat meant there was little chance of a good fight, with brigands and cut throats, as any ambush...
There was an Englishman who lived in Charante, near Angouleme, about 200 kilometres south, who owed me £10, so we travelled there to pries it from him. He was surprised. We also wanted to see the country.
The land was flat, flat, flat farming land, cut-price and under...
It was near Montrichard we discovered the very odd Chateau du Gue-Pean. It wasn’t for sale, it was just ‘on the way’ or rather it lay on the path to our search for the what we were looking for.. if only we knew.
A sign pointed to a narrow opening between...
There is much to France, around 551,500 square kilometers. That’s about twice the size of Great Britain, so if one is looking for a square kilometer to call home, there is much that must be rejected.
However certain areas we could excluded like the south of France, Provence etc. as being...
Claudette decided that the staff of Joe's Wine Bar should wear jeans and T shirts, or something smart but never anything revealing.
T shirts were emblazoned 'Joe's Premier Crew' or by coincidence or deja vu or wishful thinking 'Got Chateaued at Joe's.'
As the proud captain of the Boozers Cricket Team, we...
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