Let’s go for 4 weeks of Road Trip in France! To find and follow all the articles of this road trip, you can use a search on the blog (road trip france #) or simply access the category France here Part 1: Travel Diary Part 2: Practical Tips Part 1: Travel Diary Day 1 of the Road Trip Car Rental Once again, we go through E.Leclerc to rent our car for 4 weeks. The advantage is clearly the price. We are fortunate to have found one available for our entire vacation period, which isn’t always obvious. What’s more, this Leclerc is right on the doorstep of Rouen. More info here…

There is a train from Paris / Rouen to Giverny every hour. Instead of renting a car, we decide to simply go by train. The train does not go directly to Giverny but to Vernon, then you have to take a shuttle (10€ round trip) to Giverny Part 1: Travel Diary Part 2: Practical Tips Part 1: Travel Diary In Vernon itself, you can visit a very nice old mill. The Shuttle can drop you off on the other side of the bridge, and you can take it back later to continue your way to Giverny. Giverny is always a good idea, whatever the season. We went there a few…

After a night in a bed and breakfast, next to the tree houses, to save money, we come back to spend a night in our Airbnb in Rouen, before visiting other places left unexplored last time for lack of time. Part 1: Travel Diary Part 2: Practical Tips Part 1: Travel Diary Saint-Wandrille Abbey Our first visit is to this abbey, which is the last one still brewing beer. The size of the parking lots worries us a little: parking 1, 2, 3… for cars, for coaches, for camper vans… it is so crowded at this point? Not today, because with the Covid, the schedules have been modified and we…

While looking for accommodation for our 3-day weekend near Rouen, JB came across a large farm run by a couple of former farmers. The farm is so big that they offer : a private gîte (for 8 people) 3 guest rooms 2 tree houses We opted for a bed and breakfast because at the base, we just wanted a place to sleep, but the owners also showed us the two cabins. We liked this farm so much that we want to tell you about it in a separate article. This post is NOT sponsored! I always had a little apprehension about tree houses because all the ones I saw on…

We continue our road trip in Mayenne / Perche. If it isn’t done yet, I invite you to read the first part of this mini road trip here. Part 1: Travel Diary Part 2: Practical Tips Part 1: Travel Diary Day 2: Saturday Wheat & Poppy Field Poppies are becoming rarer, contrary to what we saw in June, but we still manage to spot some flowered places. It is at the edge of a wheat field that we found them. I recovered a few heads, which I will dry and incorporate into my paper flowers. The presence of poppies in a wheat field is apparently a good sign: it means…

Another weekend of incredible wandering, which started off badly. We are still in Rouen and thanks to the car rental rates found at the pif by JB, we leave for a weekend from time to time, 2 hours maximum from Rouen. This weekend started off on the wrong foot: a girlfriend who was supposed to come and do the mini road trip with us, but she couldn’t make it. The weather was dull, with intermittent rain, and a headache not possible for me. Limit, I was too tempted to sleep in Rouen 🙁 but we were too lucky, I explain it all in this travel diary. Part 1: Travel Diary…

We end our mini road trip around Rouen by Gerberoy, another village classified “Most beautiful villages of France”. This village is only 2 hours away from Paris, but as we didn’t have a car when we were still parisian, we never tried to come here. What a pity! Part 1: Travel Diary Part 2: Practical Tips Part 1: Travel Diary Gerberoy was not always the peaceful village as we know it today. The village was located on a hillock on the border between the ancient kingdoms of France and England and witnessed several conflicts. Thanks to the painter Henri le Sidaner, the village has regained its splendor. Gerberoy is for…

We continue our exploration of Normandy aboard our small car rented for the occasion. First stop today: Lyons-la-Forêt, one of the most beautiful villages in France. Part 1: Travel Diary Part 2: Practical Tips Part 1: Travel Diary Lyons-la-Forêt is, as its name suggests, surrounded by forests. There are several hiking trails for trek lovers. I absolutely did not dig this track because I have no desire to trek. The only significant trek I did was in Colombia, and only because we took the wrong path ahahah. The second must-see is the Château de Fleury la Forêt, a XVIIth century castle, transformed into a guest house, but it can be…

Trouville-sur-Mer is one of the must-sees recommended by Lonely Planet. It is specifically indicated that you have to come here to enjoy the oyster bars. Unfortunately, we were too hungry and ate in the previous stopover town. As a result, this city loses all its interest ahahha 😀 I came to this area with JB a few years ago, but we always chose a rainy/cloudy day out of season to get there. Trouville-sur-Mer and Deauville without tourists, well, they totally lose their charm. I didn’t think I’d ever say it, but I still miss the tourists a bit 🙂 Without them, we miss this “vacations in the sun” atmosphere. There…