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Classic Car Wife
Life as the wife of a classic car nerd
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classiccarwife
Aug 6, 20232 min read
Food to die for, Knights of the Order of St Michael, Leonardo da Vinci and a restored Chateaux
MoneyPenny had a rest day at the hotel today. We have walked to all the sights today! It's just as well because we need to walk off some...
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classiccarwife
Aug 5, 20232 min read
Rouen to Amboise
We've driven just over three hours today and have arrived in the beautiful town of Amboise in the Loire Valley. One of the highlights of...
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classiccarwife
Aug 4, 20231 min read
Coast to Coast French Odyssey with MoneyPenny
We're back and reunited with our dear MoneyPenny! She's had a number of things done to her while we've been back in Australia, but more...
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classiccarwife
Sep 25, 20221 min read
A sunny Spring Sunday Drive to Akuna Bay in Sydney's Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park
On a sunny Spring Sunday, what better way to spend the day than taking our Spitfire 'Suzy' for a run. We decided to drive to Terrey Hills...
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classiccarwife
Jul 24, 20221 min read
Paris to London
This was the final leg of our 2022 European road trip with MoneyPenny. After a couple of wonderful days in Paris, including dinner and...
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classiccarwife
Jul 22, 20221 min read
Avignon to Paris
This was a LONG drive! In hindsight, we probably should have broken this up a bit more, but it was made worse by the 40C record-breaking...
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classiccarwife
Jul 22, 20221 min read
The Avignon Festival
I thought this deserved its own post because it is such an amazing event. MoneyPenny was cooling her heels in the Palais de Papes carpark...
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classiccarwife
Jul 20, 20222 min read
St Tropez to Avignon
We really enjoyed our four nights in the apartment by the port in St Tropez. This is our third visit to St Tropez but our first staying...
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classiccarwife
Jul 16, 20221 min read
Genoa to St Tropez
After the long and eventful drive from Pompeii we spent two nights in Genoa. Although I had plans to drive to Portofino etc, we really...
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classiccarwife
Jul 12, 20222 min read
Pompeii to Genoa
We had an amazing day at the Pompeii ruins. There is just so much to take in. We walked for hours and hours and still didn't see...
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classiccarwife
Jul 10, 20221 min read
Sorrento-Napoli-Pompeii
Leaving Sorrento, we drove to Napoli with Mt Vesuvius looming large, to spend some time in the National Archeological Museum of Naples...
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classiccarwife
Jul 9, 20222 min read
Praiano to Positano then Sorrento (and Capri)
We bade a fond farewell to Hotel Onda Verde and drove to Positano. This was arguably some of the most difficult driving for Mr F so far....
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classiccarwife
Jul 7, 20221 min read
Ravello to Praiano
We checked out of Ravello yesterday and have since found out that Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell were also holidaying there! We drove the...
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classiccarwife
Jul 5, 20222 min read
Montepulciano to Ravello
We started out just before 10.00am from Montepulciano and wended our way back to the A1 through the beautiful Tuscan countryside. Our...
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classiccarwife
Jul 3, 20221 min read
Chamonix to Montepulciano
This morning we left Chamonix at around 9.00am with the beautiful Mont Blanc in full sunshine. What an amazing mountain! We had to queue...
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classiccarwife
Jul 2, 20221 min read
Reims to Chamonix
We left Reims early and headed towards our destination in Chamonix on the French-Italian border. We followed a white E-type Jaguar this...
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classiccarwife
Jul 1, 20222 min read
MoneyPenny hits the Amalfi Coast & the Riviera - Folkestone to Reims & the Musee Automobile Reims
After almost three years, we have been reunited with our beloved MoneyPenny. Having flown from Australia to the UK, she had a few issues...
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classiccarwife
Jun 20, 20221 min read
The E-Type goes to Wine Country in the Hunter Valley, NSW
After being off the road since 1999, our 1966 E-type Jaguar Series 1, 2+2 hit the road for a family event in the beautiful Hunter Valley...
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