Barefoot Blogger · Explore Trip Ideas You Can Steal for a 10-Year-Old’s Visit to France August 4, 2015Special friends are on the way to visit the Barefoot Blogger, including my dear 10-year-old McKenna. Planning the 7-day visit has been easier than you’d think. McKenna and I have always had a closer-than-usual relationship because we share the same birthday date. We both agree, that makes us “twins” of …Continue reading here…Continue Reading
Explore · Stay Fit A beach-a-week: Paloma Beach, St-Jean-Cap-Ferrat October 6, 2015Contributor blog post by Phoebe Thomas: With the best of intentions earlier this summer I set out to write about a beach a week, which didn’t seem such a hard target, however last week got the better of me and I forgot! But summer isn’t over in the South of France in September, in fact …Continue Reading
Explore · Jemma - French Lessons · Provencal History & Traditions WWII Antibes’ 75th Tribute for HMS Unbroken October 5, 2017It is a time of anniversaries. World War I’s centennial commemorations have dotted the globe. Canada celebrated its 150th. Even Lolo’s summer camp in the woods of Ontario proudly handed out t-shirts with “100” on them. World War II anniversaries cannot yet claim three digits. Partly because of the war’s relative recentness, and partly because …Continue Reading
Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Explore · Villages Towns and Cities Our Ideas for Spending a Day in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat June 9, 2023From humble beginnings as a fishing village on the French Riviera, Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat has a reputation as a playground for the rich and famous. Billed as one of the most expensive places on the Côte d’Azur and is reinforced by grand villas, magnificent gardens, and luxury hotels. These are only a few famous names who have …Continue Reading