I spent last week in the south of France with some friends ostensibly to go climbing but also spent a lot of time hanging around by the infinity pool in our villa.

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That’s the view from my window. Not bad eh? We were staying in a little town near Toulon called Bandol. Here’s the local beach:

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Here’s an island I tried unsuccessfully to run to several times. Google maps suggests there’s a causeway at low tide. There isn’t: you have to pay 11 EUR for the boat.

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On the way back to the airport we stopped off in Cassis which is another pleasant seaside town:

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