Explore · Road Trips South of France Why Spend a Day in Nîmes Sightseeing and Shopping October 15, 2019Tempt this gal with a big, shiny object and lunch, add a chauffeur service to the program and sign-me-up! When Gayle Padgett suggested we head to Nîmes for a day of sightseeing and lunch, I was interested but finding a suitable date looked like a challenge. Suddenly, our usually reliable car needed a day with …Continue Reading
Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Explore · Living in Provence · Villages Towns and Cities My Best of Nice Living on the Côte d’Azur April 2, 2020Viktorija Todorovska is multi-lingual (Croatian, English, French, German, Italian, Macedonian, and Serbian) and multi-talented (chef, sommelier, Wine and Spirits Education Trust (WSET) instructor, and published author). She has a Masters in Teaching as a Second Language and a Ph.D. in Linguistics and Rhetoric from Arizona State University. In 2016, Todorovska relocated from Chicago to Nice …Continue Reading
Explore · Jemma - French Lessons Photo Essay: Life Aboard a Megayacht October 6, 2016Contributor blog post by Jemma: A muscular and handsome powerboat swooshes Philippe, Lolo and me, and a week’s worth of luggage, toward the 80-some-meter megayacht that awaits us off the north shore of Sardinia. Perched on the craft’s leather seats, we slice through the salty waves of the Med, our bare feet skimming the teak …Continue Reading
Explore · Guided Holiday Tours · Rebecca Whitlocke Treasure Hunts for Kids on the French Riviera June 2, 2016Contributor blog post by Access Riviera: What child doesn’t love a treasure hunt? I’m not talking about just geocaching either where you find the ‘cache’ by using GPS coordinates, but good old-fashioned treasure hunts using maps, clues and riddles to find answers to questions or a secret code word (perhaps in exchange for a prize). Treasure …Continue Reading