Explore · Stay Fit Snow, magic and crackling fires near Provence – shall I ski? December 17, 2014It has been a year since an unfortunate and dramatic ski injury in Switzerland whilst on a family holiday. As always, time heals and I am itching to go to the mountains again. I adore the Savoie region of the French Alps and if there is one other place I would live it would be …Continue Reading
Explore · Julie Whitmarsh · What's On Provence & Cote d'Azur Take a Mid-Winter break in Provence February 22, 2017Contributor blog post by Vaucluse Dreamer: There is something about arriving in the Vaucluse that just makes the stress slip from our shoulders and today’s arrival in the depths of winter was no different. Travelling at this time of year is a little bit more complicated than during the summer as at this time of …Continue Reading
Explore 5 Things You Do To Show You’re a Tourist in Provence July 2, 2015We hate being treated like tourists when we visit another place, and yet sometimes it’s our actions that send up a red flag that we’re strangers. Here are 5 ways you might be tipping your cards about being a tourist (and how to get a poker face). You Walk Around With Your Camera Over Your …Continue Reading
Explore · Our House in Provence Sunflower Fields are Special Places of Beauty in Provence October 13, 2017Contributor blog post by Michel: Friday, July 21, and we were on the road to find a good vantage point to watch the Tour de France near Lauris. As we drove toward the town of Orange to get on the A-7 autoroute, we came upon a huge field of sunflowers. There is nothing Shirley likes …Continue Reading
