From a 4am Emirates A380 out of Sydney, to a disco nap and pool dip in Dubai, to a TGV dash to Angoulême to reunite with Andrew. Now I’m back at our farmhouse near Abzac for long lunches in Verteuil-sur-Charente, chip-machine chaos, Kylie on repeat, and a month of recharging before Bordeaux, Menton & Monte Carlo.