Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Explore · Living in Provence · Villages Towns and Cities Rousset the Best of Living Near Aix-en-Provence May 13, 2021Virginie Van Der Wees lives with her young family near the Mont Sainte Victoire, a short 20-minute drive from Aix-en-Provence. She is a masseuse and a certified French teacher for non-French speakers. Since 2018, Virginie puts together full immersion experiences that include hosting and supporting language learners in her family’s home. We asked Virginie to …Continue Reading
Guest Post · Inspire · What's On Provence & Cote d'Azur Les Collections du Prince de Liechtenstein – worth a visit? January 19, 2016This is the lady advertising the current exhibition at the Hotel Caumont. Her image is swinging in the wind along the Cours Mirabeau, raising the question, as posed in the exhibition, is she a model of modesty clutching her little veil or is she an insolent minx?…Continue Reading
Guest Post · Inspire · Provencal History & Traditions Aix en Provence Archaeologists Find Cemetery in centre ville November 23, 2016The ‘dig’ being carried out ahead of the redevelopment of the Place de la Madeleine has already yielded results in that skeletons are being exhumed and taken for examination. As expected, there was a 16-18th century cemetery beside the church. The archaeologists are also hoping to find objects. This historical discovery in the old centre …Continue Reading
Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Expat Living and Real Estate · Living in Provence Formula One Race Cars to Provence Today February 25, 2015It was hardly a race back to Europe. Anne-Marie Simons moved to the United States (US) in the fall of 1966, for one year. And, stayed for 32 more. From her birthplace of Maastricht (the Netherlands), Anne-Marie’s studies in French language and culture took her to Paris and then to San Francisco for journalism. You …Continue Reading
