Here is the itinerary of your suggested trip to France. I suggest you plot it on a map before embarking on this delight. 1: Le Mans to la Rochelle, by way of Rennes and Nantes. A day trip from Nantes to Angers is advised. The Auteur might like to remember the sorry fate of the Huguenots of the Vendee in former times as he passes through this beautiful land. sic transit gloria, o’ Auteur.2: Tours – Bourges, via Chatelleraut and Chateauroux. A true journey around ‘La France profund’, no doubt exhilarating to one so steadfastly populist as the Auteur.3: Auxerre, Nevers, Autun. The pristine vineyards of the Chablis, the low sun rising over the Yonne valley as the Auteur begins his journey: croissant in hand, moleskin notebook opened, i-mac primed, Vivaldi in his earphones. His table on the TGV