....we may have had to wait thirteen days to clap eyes on an ibex, walking in Gran Paradiso in August - but then they all showed up like London busses! For Cathy and Mike (catch this blog for Paradiso, Langhe and Lake Como shots which will make you want to pack your rucksack immediately), here are the promised abundance shots from the Mercantour!! The "spot the ibex on the cliff" challenge is also worth a look!!
Good to be back here in the Mercantour and be gearing up for 2012, with an assault on the house in the interim. We shall be "closed doors" between November and Christmas and in the early part of the new year.
BOOKING ACCOMMODATION AND HOLIDAYS ALREADY FOR 2012 - THE INITIAL BATCH OF DATES ARE ON OUR SITE!!
Five great places to stay!
- The Ridge in France - the Dordogne!? - Yes really - another escapee family member - our charming cousin Jane with her husband Steve.
- Sabine in the Morvan National Park - a great stop off if you are on your way North or South - or just for the pleasure of being there.
- The very active Kevin and Jacqui, opening a camp site in the Abruzzo in the spring of 2012.
- A stone's throw from Turin airport - be spoilt by the kind attentions of Natalina at Casa Moretto.
- High above the Aosta valley - looking straight at the Gran Paradiso massif - a great value agriturismo.
Five funnies in France
- With over 80m visitors per year, France remains the most popular holiday destination, but a new campaign aims to gee up the tourist revenue, which lags behind Spain and the US.
- A variety of press articles - including my own, here, have revealed France's ever-changing relationship with the wolf.
- Whatever next? 24 hour baguettes!!
- Extend your life by 15 years with a Mediterranean diet!
- Fishy business - watch out - there's been an increase in shark sightings!
Five gems
- Cat person extra-ordinaire - finally on 300m Amis - go Leslie!
- Don't miss an exhibition by Nick Danziger - for whom the Mercantour is the best place in the world.
- Look out for our mate Paul Shawcross' apps - 'Dordogne Explorations ' coming up and in the pipeline, 'Provençal Roaming' plus 'Nice and Easy Nice'.
- Still possible to enter into the Mercantour National Park's photo competition.
- Catch news of the Vésubie in a 4x4 magazine.
From the mouths of our mates
Thanks for everything - well beyond the call of duty....Dave & Karen - September 2011
Cheers to Cisco and Kachou for providing pony rides to the young, and nervous! Well done to all for overcoming your fears. For trail ride fans, Denis IS doing a five day ride down to Sainte Agnès leaving Le Boréon on October 7. Just a few places remaining - contact us direct if you are interested. Watch out too for a programme on Des Racines et Des Ailes on French Channel 3 soon featuring our favourite cowboy and other familiar faces!!
Our gîtes - STOP PRESS - our larger gite is now available from October 3 - due to a late cancellation....
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