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The snow road to cascade

The clocks springing forwards this morning meant that we weren't away until just after 10:00 for our much looked forward to trip to Les Cascades des Anglais. It acquired this soubriquet when it became a required picnic spot for wealthy English on their Grand Tour of Europe. The N193 from...

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rickandsuejohnson on March 31, 2008 from Vizzavone, France

from the travel blog: The island of birth for 'Le petit caporal' and the roots of Bernard Nobili

Who needs a roller coaster for adrenaline?

Back along the same road through the Desert des Agriates to the the N197 first thing and on down to Corte. We arrived soon after 10.30, parked up and had a quick look at the couple of hotels we thought would be a good bet. Booked in to the Hotel Du Nord right in the centre and then took a...

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rickandsuejohnson on March 30, 2008 from Corte, France

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Polyphonics but no fuzz in the furse

At breakfast we had a bit of a show from the French Paras based in the Citadel as they practised abseiling down the walls of the Citadel. After picking up provisions and a copy of the CD referred to last night we headed off towards l'Isle Rousse with the strains of I Murivani coming from the CD...

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rickandsuejohnson on March 29, 2008 from Bastia, France

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Love that City!!

Ahhh yes, Paris - the wine,the women, the food and did I mention the women . . .

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pbtich on March 29, 2008 from Paris, France

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Calanques

Off via Piana for a walk from the Tete de Chien to reach a broad outcrop high above the Golfe De Porto with amazing views both of the bay and the deep rocky inlets from the rock formation known as Les Calanques. The path isn't very well signed but we eventually found it and made our way along...

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rickandsuejohnson on March 28, 2008 from Calvi, France

from the travel blog: The island of birth for 'Le petit caporal' and the roots of Bernard Nobili

Blood red rocks and a nice pair of churches

Before hitting the road, we took a tour around Ajaccio. Our first stop was the museum where books that had been confiscated from the aristocracy in the revolution had been sent. Apparently, many of these beautiful leather bound volumes can be observed on rows; this would have been interesting...

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rickandsuejohnson on March 27, 2008 from Ajaccio, France

from the travel blog: The island of birth for 'Le petit caporal' and the roots of Bernard Nobili

From the beach at Tamaricciu to the Lion at Roccapina

A little look at the fabled beaches just south of Porto-Vecchio (Palombaggia, Tamaricciu and Ascigghju), deserted now but apparently heaving in high season. Well worth the detour if you're going on down to Bonifacio. Lovely little coves with long stretches of white sand and turquoise shallow...

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rickandsuejohnson on March 26, 2008 from Ajaccio, France

from the travel blog: The island of birth for 'Le petit caporal' and the roots of Bernard Nobili

Pied d'Orezza

Today we left Bastia; we settled up at Les Voyageurs and set off to find Bernard's roots. We had read in the local paper that the storms of the last few days have dropped a large amount of snow on the high mountains and snow was forecast for today down to 700m. Apparently some 500 motorists...

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rickandsuejohnson on March 25, 2008 from Porto-Vecchio, France

from the travel blog: The island of birth for 'Le petit caporal' and the roots of Bernard Nobili

Views over Bastia and west Cap Corse

Well yesterday's wind had dropped but today we have rain. Nothing daunted we set off on our planned trip across the spine of Cap Corse towards St Florent. The road climbed steeply out of town and despite the showers there were beautiful views of the whole of Bastia below us and south to the...

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rickandsuejohnson on March 24, 2008 from Bastia, France

from the travel blog: The island of birth for 'Le petit caporal' and the roots of Bernard Nobili

Bastia

A beautiful sunny day and a deep blue sky greeted us as we stepped out of the hotel to start our walking tour of Bastia. The Square St Nicholas is only a short hop from where we are staying. The guide books say that it is one of the largest squares in France. One of the two longest sides is...

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rickandsuejohnson on March 23, 2008 from Bastia, France

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