Author Archives: becandjamie

Bec – 4 October 2011 Sometimes you don’t feel like blogging….you just have nothing to say or nothing that you think would interest anybody…..and then you see something……..and bang …you feel a blog coming on.  So you have two blogs … Continue reading →

Jamie – 26 September 2011 We haven’t been near the computer for the last week.  Sorry to our regular blog readers – amazingly we average about 50 views a day – but we have been busy.  A highlight for us … Continue reading →

Jamie – 18 September 2011 She didn’t kill us. In fact Jane our GPS navigator did a grand job in getting us from Uzes, France to Belforte, Radicondoli, Italy. Probably just trying to lull us into a false sense of … Continue reading →

Jamie – 13 September 2011 Hard to believe we are into our fourth and final week in Uzes. It seems like only last night we were sitting in a French field with 200 locals woofing down garlic snails and lavender … Continue reading →

Bec – 8 September 2011 The world is a wondrous place…many different cultures…different beliefs and ways of doing things…and I am so excited that we can expose our children to these…. but one thing I know we could do without … Continue reading →

Jamie – 7 September 2011 One of the beautiful aspects of the region around Uzes is that it is full of narrow country roads, lined with 50 year old Plane trees, alongside fields of sunflowers. One of the terrifying aspects … Continue reading →

Jamie – 1 September 2011 Tuesday was one of those days that we would rather not have had. Bec and Sari had left the boys and I at a rural waterpark 15 minutes from Uzes to visit the local supermarket for our … Continue reading →

Bec and Jamie – 28 August 2011 We really weren’t planning to blog on a daily basis, but we have been lucky enough to have been invited to some amazing local events, and we feel like sharing them with you. … Continue reading →

Jamie – 26 August 2011 Today we went to a real hole… .. and it was great. Grotte de la Cocalière is one of the most visited caves in Europe and about a one hour drive north of Uzes. We set off in our … Continue reading →

Bec – 24 August 2011 Mecredi and Vendredi are market days in Uzes. The markets are always held in the main village square, La Place Aux Herbes. It is exactly as you would imagine a provincial market to be… fresh … Continue reading →

Bec – August 2011 What an interesting day!! If I wasn’t so totally relaxed I don’t think my control freak nature would have quite coped with it. It all started with an early morning wake up call from my husband … Continue reading →

Jamie – 23 August 2011 The French are very good at many things, as our previous postings have highlighted.  But no one is perfect, French included.  They do fall short in one particular area: dogs.  Each morning I amble up … Continue reading →

Bec – 20 August 2011 Bievenue Uzes…. and what a welcome we received! We arrived in Avignon via the TGV, which is an excellent way to travel with children. Jamie had kindly booked us into a First Class carriage (cheap … Continue reading →

Jamie – 19 August 2011 A week in Paris can go very fast.  Our’s did. We had a fantastic time – here is a bit of a day by day summary with photos. Sunday Landed from London mid afternoon and taxied … Continue reading →

Bec – 15 August 2011 Without wanting to jinx myself I think I can safely say that as a family we had the “perfect day” today in Paris. A lovely combination of children’s and adult approved activities – all at … Continue reading →