The Weekend Tourist is a blog written by Jess Friend Bartlett. Sometimes we only do touristy things on holiday - 25 days annual leave a year. That’s a shame, as we’ve 104 weekend days for exploring. This blog is all about discovering your local neighbourhood, attractions, historic places, local eateries and independents, which for me is in Oxfordshire, Warwickshire and the wider Cotswolds, UK. And when annual leave adds up, you'll find the occasional far flung adventure.
Not far from Lauzerte is Moissac in the Garonne valley, France. I do think my Rough Guide is a little unkind when it says ‘there is little historical interest left in the modern town’. In…
View PostNot far from Lauzerte is Moissac in the Garonne valley, France. I do think my Rough Guide is a little unkind when it says ‘there is little historical interest left in the modern town’. In…
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Tom and I are now on the hunt for unusual wedding venues since we got engaged last year and moved into our new house – my attention has now turned to full-on wedding planning. When…
View PostTom and I are now on the hunt for unusual wedding venues since we got engaged last year and moved into our new house – my attention has now turned to full-on wedding planning. When…
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Lauzerte boasts the title of ‘one of France’s most beautiful villages’ – one of only three villages in Tarn et Garonne region to claim the accreditation. In fact the ‘Les Plus Beaux Villages de France’…
View PostLauzerte boasts the title of ‘one of France’s most beautiful villages’ – one of only three villages in Tarn et Garonne region to claim the accreditation. In fact the ‘Les Plus Beaux Villages de France’…
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Blogtacular is all but one week away and I’ve been cramming in the podcast over the last few weeks in attempt to feel marginally more prepared for the big day. I now know the…
View PostBlogtacular is all but one week away and I’ve been cramming in the podcast over the last few weeks in attempt to feel marginally more prepared for the big day. I now know the…
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Château de Bonaguil’s turrets, ramparts and towers rise ferociously from a rocky outcrop that dominates the landscape, like George R. R. Martin’s Casterly Rock – the home of the power hungry Lanister clan. My DK…
View PostChâteau de Bonaguil’s turrets, ramparts and towers rise ferociously from a rocky outcrop that dominates the landscape, like George R. R. Martin’s Casterly Rock – the home of the power hungry Lanister clan. My DK…
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Cahors has been shaped by the River Lot, having grown in a U-shaped meander, the city is surrounded by the river on three sides – providing perfect natural defenses to its medieval inhabitants. It wasn’t…
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