Julie Whitmarsh Sometimes Good Things Fall Apart – The House Hunt Continues April 12, 2016Contributor blog post by Vaucluse Dreamer: When our first efforts at buying a house in France fell apart, just before signing the Compromis de Vente, we were absolutely gutted and it would have been very easy to just give up and walk away. We felt though, that we had no other option, but to quickly dust ourselves down …Continue Reading
Explore · Julie Whitmarsh · Villages Towns and Cities Market Day and Other Reasons to Visit Banon February 13, 2020To Market in Banon Sometimes the best-laid plans have to be cast aside, and that was the case last Tuesday. After taking the dog for an early-morning walk and getting everything ready for a cycle out to Roussillon for breakfast, we started to get the bikes out, only to hear the rumble of thunder coming …Continue Reading
Ashley Tinker · Explore · Road Trips South of France Impressions, Facts and Things to do in Lyon (other than eat) April 26, 2016So we’re currently lying on the couch holding our bellies after we have been testing their limits all weekend in France’s gastronomic capital. Lyon is a city full of surprises and delicious specialties. I wasn’t expecting the buildings to be so colourful. As it’s so close to the Alps, I imagined buildings with more neutral …Continue Reading
Barefoot Blogger · Explore Visiting the Best Christmas Markets in France December 18, 2019A visit to the French Christmas markets from Provence is easy, in particular, if you take the train to Strasbourg. From there you can access local trains and engage a tour operator for a customised Christmas market program.…Continue Reading
