France
How long were you there for?2 weeks
What was the single highlight of your trip?St Leonard des Bois - a tiny wee hamlet a tad south of Alencon in the Loire, forested, rolling hills and a fabulous hotel - Le Gassaeu set in an equine centre with a chef prepared to feed two weary travellers at 9.30 at night who hadn't booked! Feed we did and so so so well!!!!!
Any lowlights/cautionary tales?Suffering a fit of pique at Brittany Ferries ridiculous prices and so driving all the way to Dover from Devon in order to drive down to Le Mans and thence to Brittany! Does "cutting one's nose off to spite one's face" have any resonance here?
Any absolutely MUST see sights/activities?Since the point of the trip to Le Mans was the Classic motor race, that has to be the absolute must do! Squillions of pounds of classic engineering from the golden age of cars, all being driven as if they were stolen around a 13 mile circuit in spectacular countryside. It has to be done!
Any absolutely DON'T see sights/activities?Even the Loire struggles to be gorgeous in a thunder storm (or before or after one). However, aside from eating at a race circuit (never recommended), there are no "absolutely dont's" in France in our experience.
If you could give one piece of advice, what would it be?Take control of your travel and drive (or better yet, take the bike). No airport queues, just drive on, drive off and go.
Any other comments?In future, we WONT allow cost to outweigh other considerations when it comes to channel crossings. We live in an expensive area that costs greatly to get out of. Suck it up! The £240 that it cost us to get back to Plymouth far outweighed the 700 miles to get home via Dover. Life is too short.
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