Keeping with the theme of my travels outside of Dubai, this Summer proved to be particularly active both travel-wise and work-wise.
Just before the holiday season I headed to Seoul for my regular trip to see various clients. This was somewhat closer to the Summer period than visits in previous years so was certainly hotter than normal although by contrast with the blazing heat of Dubai it was actually quite pleasant.
I then embarked on a three week trial before immediately heading off to Nice to catch up with the family.
This was our first stay in Nice (although we had previously past through it on the way to Marseille to watch England play Argentina in the Rugby World Cup) and it had direct flights from both London and Dubai so was a convenient starting point for our trip around France.
We spent three nights sampling the cultural and culinary delights of central Nice before travelling across to Arles via Aix en Provence (where we visited the excellent Cezanne exhibition).
As with last year, we had decided to take a river cruise - this time up the Rhone from Arles to Lyon through Provence stopping at various historic towns along the way as well having a painting lesson in the “style” of Van Gogh in Arles (not sure I was particularly successful in mimicking his style although the rest of the family fared a lot better).
Particular highlights of the cruise included the Camargue and Avignon as well as the town of Viviers in the Ardeche before disembarking in Lyon. Similar to last year, we lowered the average age of the passengers by a significant number of years (or at least the kids did) but we had a terrific time exploring the Provençal countryside. Next stop Paris.
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