Southwestern France

** The initial idea ** Several years ago, my sister moved to the south western corner of France, to escape the rat race of life in the south western corner of London. She was nearing retirement, and her husband had had a major health scare, so the time was ripe for this move. I had only visited her once in France, and so it was time for me to travel down there to spend some time with her in her new life. The area is in the Midi Pyrenees, historically called Quercy, before the French revolution carved France into departements, but is now called Lot. It is an unspoilt area, with mountains and ... more