Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Inspire · Shopping & Gifts Très Français Brings Provence Market Vendors Online November 17, 2020Gretchen and Paul Duffin are the creative founders behind Ideas We Share, a digital marketing and communications company based in Provence. Based in the Var, they work with clients developing professional profiles for websites, social media, and print. Digital Solution for Markets When the first Covid-19 lockdown occurred in France, they immediately witnessed the restrictions’ …Continue Reading
Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Explore · Villages Towns and Cities Pernes les Fontaines Spend an Afternoon Touring the Fountains August 18, 2017It felt like we were on a treasure hunt. Armed with a map, and aided by a few directional markers our goal was to see all 40 fountains scattered inside the old defensive walls of Pernes le Fontaines. A visit to the village of Pernes les Fontaines, in the Vaucluse, had been on my list …Continue Reading
Explore · Our House in Provence · Villages Towns and Cities La Cadière-d’Azur Var Village to Visit May 21, 2020Hilltop Village La Cadière-d’Azur is a small medieval village perched on the edge of a cliff on the hill across from Le Castellet in the south-west of the Var region. After we finished our walk-about Le Castellet, we decided that since we were in the area, we should cross the valley over to La Cadière-d’Azur and …Continue Reading
Books on Provence · Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Inspire Un Automne en Pays de Fayence Captures the Heart of Provence April 26, 2021With non-essential travel to France restricted due to Covid-19, soulmates Catherine Karnow (National Geographic photographer) and Gilles Portaz (geography and history professor) spent a year apart. Finally, thanks to the “love visa,” a compassionate entry permit for non-married couples, they were reunited in Provence in November 2020. They got reacquainted while touring the Pays de …Continue Reading
