Travelling with Dogs

Discover the Joy of Travelling with Your Dog Your Ultimate Guide to Dog-Friendly Holidays Explore the best tips, destinations, and activities to make your holiday with your furry friend unforgettable. Explore Our Categories  Dog friendly features Why we are so great...

Holidays in Brittany – The pitfalls….

I am often asked and happy to recount, what should people do on their holiday.  I think it is maybe more beneficial to know what you should NOT do on holiday.  Here are the most common mistakes that you can make on holiday with us – avoid them and it should be...

Top 10 for pre-schoolers…

Holidays change when you have little children – there is no getting away from it. This list of top 10 things to do with pre=schoolers is here to try to help you have the best family holiday possible with enough choice for everyone to be happy, from toddlers...

2023 The Story so far

2023 The Story so far….   People say to Simon and I ‘you must be so pleased when everyone leaves’.  We smile, but we know we won’t be. We miss everyone within about 24 hours of people going. The last Saturday in August, we know we are...

Autumn Inspiration

Just in case you need inspiration this autumn, why not take a break with us in Brittany and see what the region has to offer.  Here is our Top 10 list of things to do…. Walk along the GR34, or at least parts of it!  The GR34 is the Grand Randonee walk that goes...

Animals

Well it has been a while since my last blog as we have been open and busy with our guests.  I will post a separate blog with some funny stories from the 2017 summer season later but this post is related to the comings and goings of our animals, mishaps, problems,...

Not a bad day….

So you may think that waking up to the news that Marine Le Pen has made it to the final two in the french presidential race would put a dampner on my day but not at all.  It was completely expected and I fully expect (and hope) her to lose in two weeks time by a...

Becoming French

Well all things considered we have decided to make the move to become French. Several things have lead to this decision…. Brexit, kids schooling and sports specifically, and in general just loving the french way of life, culture and living in Brittany plus we...

Preparing for winter

As the nights start to draw in and the temperature drops, thoughts here at Emerald Coast turn to all the behind the scene work required to make your holidays the best they can be. We’re continually thinking of what will improve the gites whilst remaining true to our...