Guest Post · Restaurant Recommendations · Taste Enterprising: Melina at English Bubble March 10, 2016This post may be a little longer than usual…but that is a reflection of the wide variety of activities at Aix’s ‘English Bubble’. Even if you’ve heard of it, you may not realise how much manager Melina offers there… This information may well be worth passing on to learn about all sorts of events at …Continue Reading
Guest Post · Restaurant Recommendations · Taste Aix-en-Provence is Sprouting New Burger Bars! November 30, 2017A bit shocking to come back to Aix and find two burger bars about to open in town, one each end of the Cours Mirabeau! ‘J’aimerais qu’ils aillent ailleurs’, said Mayor Marysse Joissans, but they must have had a green light as ‘Five Guys’ opens in a few days. This burger restaurant and L’Artisan du …Continue Reading
Explore · Guest Post · Stay Fit Venelles: Big New Swimming Pool May 23, 2016Yet again I wonder how all this is affordable …compared to our base in England where we have been using the same small, chilly pool for decades. But this new swimming complex looks as though it will be lovely, so lucky for Venelles and for Aix too. …Continue Reading
Expat Living and Real Estate · Keith Van Sickle · Living in Provence French Theatre Night “You Couldn’t Make This Up” February 22, 2019The following is an excerpt from my second book Are We French Yet? Keith & Val’s Adventures in Provence. My wife Val and I live part of the year in Provence. Our friends Xavier and Marie-France are kind of our cultural guides, making sure we have local experiences that foreigners often miss. Sometimes they are …Continue Reading
