France

A small-group food tour through Cannes with a former restaurant owner as our guide: rosé and cheese, a stuffed zucchini flower, steamed prawns, and a stroll past the red carpet steps of the Cannes Film Festival.

A last-minute wind swap sent us to Toulon instead of Sanary-sur-Mer, and it led to one of our best days yet: yachts and old town charm in Saint-Tropez, canals in Port Grimaud, and a surprise driving tour of Toulon itself