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It doesn't taste anything like French type brandy.
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Far better value than 2 sandwiches, 2 ice creams and 2 drinks then
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That's how much I was going to guess
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We've moved on today and found the Med at Santo Stefano al Mare marina.
It's a Tarmac aire/sosta right on the beach. It's supposed to be €10 per night but the ticket machine's broken so at the moment it's looking like it's free There are no services but that's no big deal for one night.
Google suggests there's a bit of a town up the road but it's hot and there's a bar/restaurant/beach place 50 yards away (in the background of the picture) so that's as far as we've managed in terms of exploration. The dogs have had a paddle and we're back in the can having a bit of a siesta before dinner.
Back to France tomorrow.
It's a Tarmac aire/sosta right on the beach. It's supposed to be €10 per night but the ticket machine's broken so at the moment it's looking like it's free
There are no services but that's no big deal for one night.Google suggests there's a bit of a town up the road but it's hot and there's a bar/restaurant/beach place 50 yards away (in the background of the picture) so that's as far as we've managed in terms of exploration. The dogs have had a paddle and we're back in the can having a bit of a siesta before dinner.
Back to France tomorrow.
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We've left the beautiful chaos that is Italy and are back in France now.
Last night we ate at the bar/restaurant next to where we were parked up and for the whole time were were there it sounded like the entire kitchen and waiting staff were screaming blue murder at each other. They still managed to feed us some fabulous seafood though.
Tonight we're at the aire at Sainte Maxime which is across the bay from St Tropez.
It's a standard aire with water and waste outside the barrier. Camper Contact says it takes 40 vans and it's pretty full. €10 per night including services. It's a gentle 20 minute walk into town and the beach.
We've had a wander around the town which is very nice, lots of small streets and odd shops. The beach is not dog friendly though.
We had a few drinks and came back to the van to eat tonight.
They chuffing know how to charge in this place. An Aperol Spritz was €11
In Italy they were nearer €4
I think this would be a great place if you wanted to lie on a beach for a week but that isn't what we like. Without doing that a couple of days would be enough.
Tomorrow we're moving on again to The Camargue for a couple of days.
Last night we ate at the bar/restaurant next to where we were parked up and for the whole time were were there it sounded like the entire kitchen and waiting staff were screaming blue murder at each other. They still managed to feed us some fabulous seafood though.
Tonight we're at the aire at Sainte Maxime which is across the bay from St Tropez.
It's a standard aire with water and waste outside the barrier. Camper Contact says it takes 40 vans and it's pretty full. €10 per night including services. It's a gentle 20 minute walk into town and the beach.
We've had a wander around the town which is very nice, lots of small streets and odd shops. The beach is not dog friendly though.
We had a few drinks and came back to the van to eat tonight.
They chuffing know how to charge in this place. An Aperol Spritz was €11
In Italy they were nearer €4I think this would be a great place if you wanted to lie on a beach for a week but that isn't what we like. Without doing that a couple of days would be enough.
Tomorrow we're moving on again to The Camargue for a couple of days.
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We've left the beautiful chaos that is Italy and are back in France now.
Last night we ate at the bar/restaurant next to where we were parked up and for the whole time were were there it sounded like the entire kitchen and waiting staff were screaming blue murder at each other. They still managed to feed us some fabulous seafood though.
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Tonight we're at the aire at Sainte Maxime which is across the bay from St Tropez.
It's a standard aire with water and waste outside the barrier. Camper Contact says it takes 40 vans and it's pretty full. €10 per night including services. It's a gentle 20 minute walk into town and the beach.
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We've had a wander around the town which is very nice, lots of small streets and odd shops. The beach is not dog friendly though.
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We had a few drinks and came back to the van to eat tonight.
They chuffing know how to charge in this place. An Aperol Spritz was €11
I think this would be a great place if you wanted to lie on a beach for a week but that isn't why we like. Without doing that a couple of days would be enough.
Tomorrow we're moving on again to The Camargue for a couple of days.
Italy is great value compared to France
French food more sophisticated, but Italian food is more like Mama makes - just better
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I'd agree with that.
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Tonight I have a bottle of Cotes du Rhone from Carrefour that cost less than €3.
The same bottle of wine in a UK supermarket I think would be a tenner and I dread to think how much in a restaurant.
The same bottle of wine in a UK supermarket I think would be a tenner and I dread to think how much in a restaurant.
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Do you remember
Eddie (Judgemental) hated France and French food - over rated and over priced
He loved Italy and everything about it
Eddie (Judgemental) hated France and French food - over rated and over priced
He loved Italy and everything about it
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I love France and I love French food but it is generally more expensive compared to other countries, especially Italy.
The whole mentality of life is different in Italy. At the campsite at Lake Iseo the "mamma" insisted on speaking German to me. She was Italian and she knew bloody well I was British but she refused to acknowledge me unless I answered her in German. I have no idea why but that's Italy I guess. I love it there too.
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Like you, we love French food
A plate of fresh Oysters and a bottle of chilled white wine takes some beating.
We love Italy too
We love the easy, relaxed lifestyle
It's nothing like UK, but somehow very familiar too
Enjoy your trip !
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Haven't had much in the way of Internet for the last few days hence lack of updates. Now we're firmly ensconced at Parc Verger that's sorted
From Sainte Maxime we moved on to Saintes Maries de la Mer in the Camargue.
It's a beautiful little town in a beautiful region, as unspoilt as any seaside town I've come across. We stayed at the aire at Plage Est, one of three official Aires and numerous other unofficial ones in the town. The main part of the aire is tarmac along the sea front but this was chocka so the man that took our money directed us along a sandy track to the end of the beach where we found an overspill part of the aire behind the campsite. This suited us better being grass and gravel with far more space than we would have had on the tarmac at the front.
We stayed here for a couple of nights and just wandered round. No swimming here because one of the dogs has a tendency to try and drink whatever he swims in which has unfortunate results when it's the sea
It's an old town with lots of narrow little streets that are great fungi explore.
Food highlights were a selection of local beef on the first night, steak, a kebab and some local beef stew serve with chips and salad on the first night
And tapas on the second night.
This was a great little place that we'd love to return to but in the future I think we'd probably try and make it off season
From Sainte Maxime we moved on to Saintes Maries de la Mer in the Camargue.
It's a beautiful little town in a beautiful region, as unspoilt as any seaside town I've come across. We stayed at the aire at Plage Est, one of three official Aires and numerous other unofficial ones in the town. The main part of the aire is tarmac along the sea front but this was chocka so the man that took our money directed us along a sandy track to the end of the beach where we found an overspill part of the aire behind the campsite. This suited us better being grass and gravel with far more space than we would have had on the tarmac at the front.
We stayed here for a couple of nights and just wandered round. No swimming here because one of the dogs has a tendency to try and drink whatever he swims in which has unfortunate results when it's the sea
It's an old town with lots of narrow little streets that are great fungi explore.
Food highlights were a selection of local beef on the first night, steak, a kebab and some local beef stew serve with chips and salad on the first night
And tapas on the second night.
This was a great little place that we'd love to return to but in the future I think we'd probably try and make it off season
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Yesterday we stayed at Saint-Antoine about 40 minutes North of Toulouse
This is a gorgeous tiny little village incredibly well kept. The free aire is basic, behind the village with a tap and a drain. We had it to ourselves.
It's about a 2 minute walk to the main little street of the village which has a beautiful 11th or 12th century church and the village shop that also acts as the bar, restaurant and post office.
We had a wander round the village and a couple of drinks at the bar to passage afternoon and found out the restaurant part of the place started at 7 so we hung around and had a couple more drinks.
At just after 7 the lady asked us if we wanted to eat to which we said yes. We thought she would be back with some menus but a few minutes later she presented us with a carafe of water and a half litre of red wine. A little surprising but we thought no more about it and waited for the menus.
The next thing to arrive was a starter of ham and melon salad which although equally unexpected was very nice.
At this point we started to deduce that maybe there was no menu tonight and everyone was getting the same. This idea was supported by the sight of several more plates of ham and melon salad being delivered.
Main course was a big plate of chicken in a mustard and cream sauce with rice which was, again, very nice. No complaints at all.
Desert was whipped cream and yoghurt with a red berry compote and was the star of the show
Three courses that we both thoroughly enjoyed but would probably not have ordered from a menu. Once we figured out what was going on it was actually quite nice not to have to choose.
We can do a guess the bill on this one if anyone wants to.
We've moved on today to Parc Verger and are here until Friday with no plans to do much apart from I might take advantage of the wifi to do a bit of work. I might not though
This is a gorgeous tiny little village incredibly well kept. The free aire is basic, behind the village with a tap and a drain. We had it to ourselves.
It's about a 2 minute walk to the main little street of the village which has a beautiful 11th or 12th century church and the village shop that also acts as the bar, restaurant and post office.
We had a wander round the village and a couple of drinks at the bar to passage afternoon and found out the restaurant part of the place started at 7 so we hung around and had a couple more drinks.
At just after 7 the lady asked us if we wanted to eat to which we said yes. We thought she would be back with some menus but a few minutes later she presented us with a carafe of water and a half litre of red wine. A little surprising but we thought no more about it and waited for the menus.
The next thing to arrive was a starter of ham and melon salad which although equally unexpected was very nice.
At this point we started to deduce that maybe there was no menu tonight and everyone was getting the same. This idea was supported by the sight of several more plates of ham and melon salad being delivered.
Main course was a big plate of chicken in a mustard and cream sauce with rice which was, again, very nice. No complaints at all.
Desert was whipped cream and yoghurt with a red berry compote and was the star of the show
Three courses that we both thoroughly enjoyed but would probably not have ordered from a menu. Once we figured out what was going on it was actually quite nice not to have to choose.
We can do a guess the bill on this one if anyone wants to.
We've moved on today to Parc Verger and are here until Friday with no plans to do much apart from I might take advantage of the wifi to do a bit of work. I might not though
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We once went to a hotel restaurant in a village in France near Brantome where we were served a 5 course eat what's put in front of you menu. Alan ate all of it, I didn't like the dessert cos it was lemon something or other 
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.So come on @NickNic who was closer me or @scousebird ?
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Any more guesses?
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impatient or what?
When I'm doing tomorrow's lunches the guesses and answer are too quick
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