The perfect introduction to the French countryside by way of the Loire Valley, home to Château de Chenonceau.

Our first home away from home over the next few months has been nothing but a dream.

Au revoir, Paris! Now off to explore the French countryside.

A day trip to the marvellous Palace of Versailles, France.

A day trip from Paris to the house and gardens of Claude Monet in Giverny, France.

Parks of Paris (the best remedy for pending panic attacks from crowds).

The charming former artists' hilltop village of Montmartre was mighty busy but mighty beautiful.

Spending the day hunting for treasures at the Saint Ouen Flea Market, Paris.

Already worth the two-year wait and only 48 hours in.

For our final stop on our Tasmanian roadtrip, we crisscrossed our way back through Hobart, heading north to the Southern Midlands region, where we reunited with Raffah House; a stunning sandstone cottage in the quaint town of Oatlands.

Given how this raw weather was looking to likely hold fast, we happily embraced all of the comforts that the boathouse bestowed, by keeping snug in the secluded corner of the living room, with generous bi-fold windows, where we could idly watch the waves crash onto the nearby jetty.

This is where we've spent the last couple of days, unwinding in the living room with floor-to-ceiling windows, where I've spotted strikes of lightning from a passing storm, a rainbow after a spurt of rain, and the full moon rising come nightfall.