Ashley Tinker · Inspire · What's On Provence & Cote d'Azur Janvier en Provence January Events in Provence January 5, 2016No snow yet this year! The villages of Provence become quiet after the holidays. People tend to stay in, stoke their living room fires, and leave a pot au feu (stew) on the stove for many hours. There are fewer of the festivals that celebrate one particular type of local produce …Continue reading here for Ashley’s full …Continue Reading
Ashley Tinker · What's On Provence & Cote d'Azur November Events in Provence 2 November 3, 2015Persimmon or ‘Kaki’ fruit. These beautiful fruits are meant to be picked after all the leaves have fallen off the tree. When I asked my local greengrocer what to do with them – she picked one up in front of me and devoured it – with the juice all over …Continue reading here for Christmas …Continue Reading
What's On Provence & Cote d'Azur A Sad End for Le Marseillois in the Vieux Port November 18, 2014You probably remember Le Marseillois, the bateau-restaurant moored in the Vieux Port just opposite the Mairie; and you probably remember it sinking on 11th September last year. Since then,no news, but throughout November, the wreck is being dismantle.…Continue Reading
Carolyne Kauser-Abbott Discovering Provence as Retired Expat May 8, 2015Journalist/Writer Anne-Marie Simons and her husband Oscar (retired international banker) have lived and worked in the US and Europe. They could have chosen anywhere to retire but decided on sunny Aix-en-Provence. Anne-Marie says, “Our choice of Aix-en-Provence was a bit of a stab in the dark but has worked out very well for us.” Follow …Continue Reading