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A beach-a-week: la Pointe de l’Aiguille

Contributor blog post by Phoebe Thomas:

This is the next addition in her series on “A Beach a Week.” Enjoy the latest glimpse at the best of the Cote d’Azur.

In case you’re not aware, I’ve been running a little summer series, writing about one local beach each week for the past month showcasing some of the places we like to go to cool off, swim, snorkel, jump off rocks and laze around on the Côte d’Azur. Today’s location, la Pointe de l’Aiguille, is one of my family’s absolute favourites…Continue reading here

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Phoebe Thomas carries two passports, British and Australian. She married a Frenchman, and now the couple lives in Provence with their two children. This bilingual and multicultural family has travelled extensively to Asia, Eastern Europe, and Australia before settling in Roquefort-les-Pins in 2007.

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