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Women is THE main theme in our lives at the moment. Because of the rugby world cup of course, but not only. If you're not following this event, I can confirm that both Canada and France have won their quarter finals game and qualified for the semi-finals. And in both cases, we were there to support them:   Canada, playing with confidence, nicely beat Australia 46 to 5👍. For the French it was more complicated but they managed to win it over the Irish 18 to 13 in a absolutely crazy game! We went through all the emotions and we screamed so hard we didn't have any voice left at the end of the game 😅. The beauty of women's rugby is that is remains accessible. By the price to begin with but most of all, because of the contact that is still possible with the players. After the game it's possible to go down to the sidelines and talk with them, congratulate them and take photos. Jérôme was really happy to pose with Manon Bigot, a player he really likes. As soon as she got on t...

  Don't judge a book by its cover, the weather has actually gotten better these past few days. We even took the sandals out again!! On this photo we are in Northern Wales, in South Stack where there is a lighthouse and a natural reserve and also an observation tower where volunteers tell us all about the local wildlife. The guy that what there said (this was shortly before we took this picture): "get your sunscreen ready, the sun is coming!" Yeah, sure... 😏. Well, he was right because 2 hours later: So, it's with good conditions that we discovered this nice area. I love castles and I was in for a treat! There are plenty around and that's all thanks to Edward😏. Here's a short history lesson: in the 13th century Edward 1st of England went off to conquer Wales. He was successful but obviously the Welsh were not thrilled about this. So, in order to show his power and establish his authority he built castles, lots of castles, the main one being the very massive C...

Hi everyone! We've been on the road for a month already and are now in Wales after another full week. Full of rain to begin with ☂☂. Having chosen Great Britain as a destination this was to be expected, maybe even more so because we were so lucky at the beginning of our journey! But for the past ten days or so the days pretty much all look alike; we have all types of weather and all seasons in a day. So, we never go out without our raincoat even if the sun is shining, we keep taking layers on and off  and if it's raining, we also don't forget our sunglasses because we know the sun will be back 😎.  But so, so weather is also a good opportunity to visit cities, and it so happens that Glasgow was right on our route. We spent 24h there and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. The city is very different than Edinburgh, more modern with a young spirit thanks to its 2 universities, and also less touristic but just enough as there are very interesting things to see such as some nice stre...

  Neither words nor photos (and we've taken hundreds of them) would be enough to describe the beauty of the Scottish landscapes. On the West coast, they are even more impressive. The mountains are steeper, more rugged so it's a succession of cliffs dropping into the sea, of peaks and summits, of rivers cascading down the slopes but still some beautiful beaches and charming little fishing towns. As very few trees grow on the mountains, it's a true spectacle to watch the shadows and the light dancing on the hillsides: Or to follow the course of a river or stream that dug it's way through the soil, sometimes cascading down in beautiful waterfalls:  And the weather is really with us. We have been extremely lucky even if for the past few days it's been more British like, with an everyday cocktail of rain, clouds and sun. But the grey weather just adds more charm to the sights, like here at Eilean Donan castle. But as we don't live in a perfect world, Western Scotland...

  Many more beautiful stops on our route this past week. After Cairgorms National Park we followed the river Spey, very well known by whisky drinkers. We of course, took the opportunity to stop at a distillery. But neither one of us being a connaisseur, where do you go in a region that holds 50% of all of the distilleries of Scotland??? With a little research and Jérôme having heard of the name, we decided to stop at Glenlivet, who also proposed a guided tour with tasting 😋. Surprise at our arrival, the French flag is floating in front of the main building. We kinda figured it wasn't for us😏. But we learned during the visit that the distillery is now part of the French group Pernod Ricard. Without knowing it, we had chosen well 😂. Chosen well yes but above all because the visit was really, really interesting. We discovered a very nice product with a fascinating history in beautiful surroundings.   We tasted 3 whiskys: a 12, 14 and 16 year old. Although we are not exper...

Here we are finally!  Let's celebrate this😉 And for a week already and we can say that until now, we are absolutely charmed by the place, its sceneries, its lovely and welcoming people and natural wonders. Here is a recap of our first week in kilt country: We started off on the East coast with a nice stop in North Berwick, a charming town on the mouth of the Firth of Forth, the inlet on the North Sea that leads to Edinburgh. There we walked on the beach, watched the golfers play a round, discovered town and, met Andrina. She sells her paintings in a small cabin on the port. Her and her husband also travel with a camper van and she gave lots of great advice for our journey, including the address of a great fish and chips place that we had to put on our route.  But before that we headed towards Edinburgh where we only stayed for a day. The city is definetly worth spending more time there but it was so crowded we didn't feel like hanging around longer. Every year in August is he...