Explore · Guided Holiday Tours The South of France in Context Travel June 16, 2016Are you an intellectually curious traveler? Context Travel aims to be different, far removed from the average tourist tour, and certainly not with just any tour guides. Tour leaders at Context Travel are called docents, with good reason these are multi-degreed (MBA, Ph.D.) specialists in their fields of study who are keen to share their local knowledge …Continue Reading
Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Explore · Villages Towns and Cities Provence Bouches du Rhône Romans to Modern Day October 28, 2022The Rhône and Durance rivers are like bookends creating fluid boundaries of the Bouches du Rhône (mouth of the Rhône) while providing irrigation for the department’s agricultural land. After an 800 km journey from its source, the Rhône Glacier in Valais, Switzerland, the Rhône River yawns lazily into the Mediterranean Sea. For many visitors, the …Continue Reading
Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Explore · Villages Towns and Cities Reasons to Visit Marseille Must See List May 4, 2016It is too bad that some visitors shy away from France’s second biggest port, scared off by Marseille’s somewhat edgy reputation. In the past, they might have been right, but now it would be a crying shame to miss the museums and the shopping in Marseille. When you go this is our shortlist (ok not …Continue Reading
Explore · Sophia van Woensel-Mose Choose Marseille or Aix-en-Provence? Give me both! July 29, 2015The Debate One of the favourite pastimes of the Aixois is fervently discussing the town’s many qualities. They cite the climate, culture and architecture; rave about the shopping and surrounding countryside; and compare notes on their favourite Luberon village, Mediterranean beach, local wine and restaurant. When we first moved here, I would often enthusiastically add …Continue Reading