Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Inspire · What's On Provence & Cote d'Azur The Paris Olympic Torch Relay Begins in Provence in May 2024 September 25, 2023On May 8, 2024, the Olympic Torch Relay begins in Marseille before heading around France toward its destination at the opening ceremony in Paris for the XXXIII Olympiad. It’s fitting that the Olympic Flame will arrive on French soil in – Massalia (ΜΑΣΣΑΛΙΑ) – the city the Greeks founded in 600 BC. History of the …Continue Reading
Explore · Julie Whitmarsh A Treat for the Eyes: The Colours of Provence July 6, 2017Contributor blog post by Vaucluse Dreamer: Let me start by saying that my husband & I both hate grey! It’s a colour that we’ve never really got on with …… I’m sorry as I know lots of people love it when the skies are a monochrome slab of grey cloud, encouraging fires to be lit …Continue Reading
Barefoot Blogger · Explore A Look Inside a French Emergency Room December 9, 2015Before friends and family freak out … The emergency visit to the hospital in the small town of Bagnol-sur-Ceze was not for me. One of my dear friends, Sue, fell backwards off a 2-foot garden wall while trimming a tree. She had to be rushed to the hospital. She was quite …Continue reading here…Continue Reading
Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Explore · Guided Holiday Tours Provence Dream Tours Your Personal Guide March 26, 2015Which rosé? Are the whites any good? Can you find decent red wines? Does a wine list in Provence cause you to scratch your head? Sharon de Rham is a multilingual tour guide and expat (read her story here) she is also a wine aficionado. Sharon credits a colleague from her Cisco days with instigating …Continue Reading