Le bateau 2018

This is the town in which we’ll board the bateau.  Though not before stocking up with provisions, staying the night and checking the place out.

Having discovered that you can become 100% fluent in Duolingo French (well 60%) and still not be capable of uttering a single word, we decided… Read More »From Duo to

Our cosy Paris abode was cancelled…”le tapis” was pulled…this new place looks awesome

Carry-On luggage trial pack lookin good (we decided our samsonite was way too small for a share bag).

A little bit of France in Brisbane.  Le Bon Choix, Eagle St.  Nice coffee. 

Half points and half pay – and we even get to sit next to each other!  Brisbane-HK-Charles de Gaulle After much wrangling, credit-card-bonus-point-spreadsheet summing and… Read More »Flights Locked and Loaded!

Jeff has now arrived at that most useful of duolingo linguistic competencies – distinguishing between household err appliances….an important symbolic milestone for a ceoliac.

 Stuart’s suggestion for our next ‘planning’ session!  Oui, oui! Mais bien sur!

This is Parc des Buttes-Chaumont, the first of several parcs we can visit in Paris. It is in the 19th Arrondissment with views to Montmartre… Read More »Des Parcs en Paris

Preparatory to departure we sought to acquire only those garments best suited to life on the Canal Du Nivernais.  Robust ferryman gear from the noted… Read More »aller faire les courses