Explore · Locals Travel Tips · Rebecca Whitlocke 12 Days of Christmas on the French Riviera December 15, 2015Contributor blog post by Access Riviera: Ho ho ho! The festive season has crept up on me once again and I’ve been so busy with my kids picking up every cough or virus found on a school playground, and juggling lots of Christmas events that I didn’t get around to compiling my annual Christmas Market …Continue Reading
Explore · Our House in Provence · Villages Towns and Cities Le Barroux Village in the Vaucluse and Family Connections November 24, 2021Who doesn’t love a good family mystery? My father Daniel Augsburger was born in Switzerland. His mother was French and at a young age, the family moved to the South of France. He came to the United States in 1939, just prior to World War II for college and to pursue graduate degrees at the …Continue Reading
Julie Whitmarsh · Markets in Provence and Cote d'Azur · Taste Thursday Markets in Provence Another Reason to Cycle in the Vaucluse August 2, 2017Contributor blog post by Vaucluse Dreamer: I like Thursdays for many reasons. Not only is it nearly the weekend, or a chance for yoga both in the U.K. and here in France, but there’s also a good handful of Thursday markets to choose from in the Vaucluse. There’s the lovely mid-week one at L’Isle Sur …Continue Reading
Inspire · Julie Whitmarsh · Shopping & Gifts Joys of Cycling to Local Brocante Markets in the Vaucluse January 8, 2019Exploring Brocantes As you have probably gathered by now we tend to enjoy spending our time in France cycling, visiting brocante markets, vide greniers and drinking coffee, with the days passing by in a blur and us inevitably falling into bed each evening tired and satisfied after the day’s activities. There are certainly worse ways …Continue Reading
