Books on Provence · Inspire · Mary Kay Seales The Beginner’s Guide to the French Riviera: Stop Dreaming and Start Packing May 22, 2017Book Review: The Beginner’s Guide to the French Riviera from French Press Travel Books 2016 After 17 years of travelling to the French Riviera every summer, and one very interesting winter and spring, and after being the go-to person among my friends and colleagues for advice about travelling to Paris and Nice, I decided to collect …Continue Reading
Inspire · Jemma - French Lessons · Shopping & Gifts Swimsuit Shopping Juan le Pins for a Teenager September 11, 2018Contributor blog post by Jemma: Lolo and I stand on a sidewalk in the easygoing town of Juan-les-Pins. We’re debating. The store sounds young to me, like the name of an aspiring rap artist. At last, we open the glass door of Banana Moon. “Bonjour!” I say to the shop’s sole attendant. She replies with the …Continue Reading
Books on Provence · Inspire · Mary Kay Seales New Edition! The Beginner’s Guide to the French Riviera March 31, 2023The Beginner’s Guide to the French Riviera: Stop Dreaming & Start Packing, 2nd Edition by Mary Kay Seales The Second Edition to The Beginner’s Guide to the French Riviera, with updates on restaurants, hotels, and day trips from your base in Nice or Villefranche-sur-Mer, has everything you need to help plan your first trip to …Continue Reading
Chiara Orlandi · Inspire · Provencal History & Traditions The Blue Chair: Symbol of Nice August 16, 2016Like theTour Eiffel of Paris or the Big Ben of London, La chaise bleue has long been considered the symbol of Nice. The iconic chairs, as blue as the rippling Bay of Angels they overlook, are wedged in rows of 20 along the famous Promenade des Anglais. While in winter it is relatively easy to …Continue Reading
