The Voluptuous Manifesto

Arriving in Foix provided an instant hit of pleasure on seeing in real life the vast chateau towering over the town that we'd seen so so...

Stage four of the tour de France saw us leave Carcassonne in far easier and more relaxed style than that in which we'd arrived. In other...

It's difficult to know what you expect of a place like Carcassonne: a sort of Disneyworld for grown-ups, cotton wooled for all time so t...

If Sunday was punctuated by showers, Monday opted for all-out dampness, with the cloud bedding in for lazy day of going nowhere fast. After ...

It's probably true to say that France is not a paradise for vegetarians. Okay, if you're around the coastal regions, you'll be a...

We had a little over an hour in Lille, before departing from a nearby station for Bordeaux. It was far too soon after breakfast to be eating...

Stage 1: London to Lille The start of the tour was a chaotic shambles involving several climbs. First, with a dedication to reminding us ju...