Narelle and Yves' Photojournal
July 2009
Hello! This site is a journal of the adventures of an Aussie (Narelle) and a Frenchman (Yves).
Our story so far...
We met in Australia in 1999 and moved to Edinburgh in 2000. While there we visited a lot of Scotland and also took trips to Ireland, England, Germany, Belgium, Malaysia and Australia.
After five years in Edinburgh we decided to move on to Toulouse, France. In July 2005 we got married and in February 2006 we moved into our own flat.
We've now been living in Toulouse for four years.
Since living in France, we've done a fair amount of sightseeing in the country, have taken two trips back to Edinburgh, went to Vienna for a week in November 2006 and one big trip to Australia.
In January 2007 we adopted a cat, Charlie, and in June 2007 we went on a seven-week holiday, spending six weeks in Australia via a long stopover both ways in Bangkok, Thailand.
In 2008, we both started new jobs, so couldn't really travel far as neither of us had any holiday time to take. To compensate, we explored regions near home (Toulouse, France). That meant a lot of wine tourism! We went to wineries in the following regions: Basque Country, Languedoc Rousillon (including Limoux), Corbieres, Cahors, Gaillac, Gascony and of course, Bordeaux.
We also took a few weekend trips, notably to Paris in February for Yves' youngest brother Marc's wedding to his bride Pia, and Paris again for a long weekend in June for Yves' big family reunion. In July we went to Gruissan and Narbonne on the Mediterranean Sea for a weekend of sun, wine and tourism and again in September for my (Narelle) birthday.
We moved into a new place in October 2008 and are really enjoying being in a house after so many years of living in flats.
In January 2009, I left my full-time job as a computer helpdesk agent to concentrate on my journalism and writing career. We also got into skiing and snowshoeing during the ski season, and Yves and I began planning a joint trip with his brother and girlfriend to Australia. We're going for a month around mid-July, via a few days in Hong Kong.
Photos of our most recent adventures
Chioula, Pyrenees, France
Snowshoe hike #2: Chioula, Saturday 28th February
Beille, Pyrenees, France
Snowshoe hike #1: Beille, Saturday 21st February
Australia Day Weekend, January 24-25, 2009, Tournefeuille, France
Skiing day trip, January 17 2009, Mont d'Olmes, France
Spring 2009, Tournefeuille, France
Latest content
Wine tasting in Les Corbieres, France, 27 June 2009
Hike at Etang d'Ayes, Ariege, French Pyrenees, 21 June 2009
Summer in Tournefeuille, France
Cap Ferret, May 23rd – 24th 2009
Arcachon, May 22nd – 23rd 2009
Sauternes, May 21st–22nd 2009
Day trip to Andorra, May 2009
Late spring 2009, Tournefeuille, France
April 5th 2009: it's our 10th anniversary!
We first met on April 5th 1999 in Australia. This weekend, April 4th - 5th, we're celebrating 10 fantastic years together! (Also, this Web site was started mid-2000, so will be ten years old next year!)
