Maggie’s been very busy searching the internet for good things to do, places to see and stay, and of course, places to eat! (how did we do this before the internet?) Lots of great information here. Found a great place in Paris at a very reasonable price, Maison Zen, this place is a zen meditation centre near the Bastille, great location, nice rooms, good website. We have booked a week in May 05 so will write report after that.
Both Maggie and I like to cook so we decided to look for a cooking course in Tuscany. After much research we decided on Tuscan Women Cook, initially looks rather expensive but in comparison to what else is on offer it works out quite good. The program is all inclusive, where most of the others we found were not. Booked a week in July 05 and our dealings with the host, Bill Sutherland has proven we made a good decision, nothing has been a problem for him, he even rang us in Australia when we were having trouble with our emails. Booked a week in Spain in June 05, so all we need to do now is to fill in the gaps. We probably won’t book any more from Aussie but will play it by ear as we go. Luckily we have a small laptop to take with us so we will be able to look at last minute deals as we go.