Brittany 8: Binic-Étables-sur-Mer, Cairn de Banenez and Le Diben

Tuesday 21st - Wednesday 22nd May 2024 Tuesday: Binic-Étables-sur-Mer We chose to visit Binic-Étables-sur-Mer, on the recommendation of someone we had met on our travels who had just come from there in their motorhome. It was not a bad recommendation; the town is a quiet seaside resort which, out of season, provided a nice relaxing …

Dent, Cumbria

Thursday 18th to Sunday 21st April 2024 Dent is a pretty village, situated in Dentdale, a narrow valley. It has a very long history as a settlement and until, the local boundary changes in 1974, it was in the west Riding of Yorkshire. Nevertheless, despite being in Cumbria, it lies within the Yorkshire Dales National …

Spain Trip 12: Calpe Platja de la Fossa and the Parc Natural del Penyal d’Ifac

Wednesday 27th December 2023 Today, we chose to explore the Calpe area further, by bicycle and on foot. Calpe is blessed with beaches that face two different directions. So far, we had only visited the western beach where the main town centre and harbour are situated. The "Platja de la Fossa" or Fossa Beach, is on the …