Our man in the van: Campsite tales tell of Paris great escapes

Greetings from beautiful Bordeaux, where the buzz around the city was far more concerned with the fortunes of “les garçons en bleu” than the Boys in Green, with the hosts’ second group game taking place last night.

The city is easily accessible from our base in Arcachon via the train — though we have taken careful note of the last connection home — lest we end up like the group we met who missed it the other night and forked out €195 for their taxi home. Ouch!

Trains leave Arcachon every hour, take another hour to get to Bordeaux, and the stadium is a tram and bus away from the city’s main station.