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The Avignon Festival
I thought this deserved its own post because it is such an amazing event. MoneyPenny was cooling her heels in the Palais de Papes carpark...

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Jul 22, 20221 min read
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St Tropez to Avignon
We really enjoyed our four nights in the apartment by the port in St Tropez. This is our third visit to St Tropez but our first staying...

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Jul 20, 20222 min read
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Genoa to St Tropez
After the long and eventful drive from Pompeii we spent two nights in Genoa. Although I had plans to drive to Portofino etc, we really...

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Jul 16, 20221 min read
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Pompeii to Genoa
We had an amazing day at the Pompeii ruins. There is just so much to take in. We walked for hours and hours and still didn't see...

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Jul 12, 20222 min read
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Sorrento-Napoli-Pompeii
Leaving Sorrento, we drove to Napoli with Mt Vesuvius looming large, to spend some time in the National Archeological Museum of Naples...

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Jul 10, 20221 min read
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Praiano to Positano then Sorrento (and Capri)
We bade a fond farewell to Hotel Onda Verde and drove to Positano. This was arguably some of the most difficult driving for Mr F so far....

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Jul 9, 20222 min read
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Ravello to Praiano
We checked out of Ravello yesterday and have since found out that Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell were also holidaying there! We drove the...

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Jul 7, 20221 min read
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Montepulciano to Ravello
We started out just before 10.00am from Montepulciano and wended our way back to the A1 through the beautiful Tuscan countryside. Our...

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Jul 5, 20222 min read
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Chamonix to Montepulciano
This morning we left Chamonix at around 9.00am with the beautiful Mont Blanc in full sunshine. What an amazing mountain! We had to queue...

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Jul 3, 20221 min read
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Reims to Chamonix
We left Reims early and headed towards our destination in Chamonix on the French-Italian border. We followed a white E-type Jaguar this...

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Jul 2, 20221 min read
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Musee Automobile Reims
This museum has an amazing collection of (mainly French) cars. It's well worth a visit. I thought I'd post separately on this one to...

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Jul 2, 20221 min read
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MoneyPenny hits the Amalfi Coast & the Riviera - Folkestone to Reims & the Musee Automobile Reims
After almost three years, we have been reunited with our beloved MoneyPenny. Having flown from Australia to the UK, she had a few issues...

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Jul 1, 20222 min read
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Le Mans Car Museum
On our way back to the ferry at Le Havre we stopped off at Le Mans. The motor raceway is (of course) famous and worth seeing, but the...

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Jun 21, 20221 min read
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Museo Auto-Moto Barcelona
Barcelona is another of our favourite cities and this tiny little car museum in the back streets of Barcelona is intriguing. I don't know...

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Jun 21, 20221 min read
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The Automobile Museum of Provence
On our 2019 France-Spain road trip we went to THREE car museums! They are everywhere! This one in Provence has a rather lovely little...

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Jun 21, 20221 min read
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Introducing our 1997 Aston Martin DB7 convertible 'MoneyPenny'
Mr F purchased MoneyPenny in 2019 from a collector in Seattle USA. He wanted a left-hand drive for European driving holidays and she was...

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Jun 21, 20221 min read
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The E-Type goes to Wine Country in the Hunter Valley, NSW
After being off the road since 1999, our 1966 E-type Jaguar Series 1, 2+2 hit the road for a family event in the beautiful Hunter Valley...

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Jun 20, 20221 min read
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1966 E-Type Jaguar Series 1 2+2
Introducing the E-Type. As long as I've known Mr F, this car has been in bits in the garage. He has put in an amazing effort and got her...

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Jun 20, 20221 min read
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Petersen Car Museum Los Angeles
We love LA. It's a great city and we are tragic Disney-philes. Mr F particularly loves the Peterson Museum so I negotiate time at the...

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Jun 20, 20221 min read
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The Elvis Car Collection at Gracelands
It was amazing to visit Gracelands to learn so much about Elvis but as a side issue there is also a great display of his cars at the...

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Jun 15, 20221 min read
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