Ho, ho, off we go!
The best thing about being in France over the festive period is the drive back to the U.K to spend Christmas with family and to catch-up with friends. We were slightly apprehensive this year due to the disruption on the French roads caused by the protesting "gilets jaunes" (named so because of the fluorescent high-visibility vests that are worn). What started as a sporadic tax revolt against what was seen as an unfair eco-tax on fuel has grown into an anti-government movement against what the French see as the pro-business Macron giving tax breaks to the rich and making life harder for the working poor. Almost two months in and the protests and road barricades at roundabouts and toll-booths across France continue. However, this situation did not deter us from making the trip and so on a mild December morning we set off in the direction of Dieppe. "Gilets Jaunes" camping out overnight on a roundabout Shopping trolleys, pallets, tyres; anything th
