In August 2023 we took a long road trip from Revonnas to the Spanish Pyrenees, to the Costa Brava, to the southwestern beaches of France. Here's what went right – and wrong – and how we'd adapt for an even
Cadaqués, one of the larger towns in the Costa Brava, was Salvador Dalí’s long term residence, with white-washed buildings wrapped in bougainvilleas lining the hills. The climate is near perfect - in August, the days were mid-80s and humid, but
Barcelona was different than I expected. I was underwhelmed by the sights, but loved the city itself - getting to the destination was often the best part. Sites **Cathedral of Barcelona: very impressive, as something that took over 600 years to build