Barefoot Blogger · Explore · Road Trips South of France A Beautiful Coastal Drive Along the French Riviera to the Estérel Massif January 31, 2025Continuing our journey along the last coastal area, we drove towards the Forêt Domaniale de l’Esterel. The transition from the serene coast to the rugged hills was striking. The road gradually climbed into the Esterel Massif, where the landscape transformed dramatically. The Estérel Massif extends approximately 32 kilometres (20 miles) along the French Mediterranean coast …Continue Reading
Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Explore · Living in Provence · Villages Towns and Cities Villefranche-sur-Mer the best of French Coast Lifestyle April 23, 2021Shelley and Riccardo are both Americans who have lived in Villefranche-sur-Mer for 21 years. They initially arrived in this charming seaside town to visit a friend, then returned for an extended stay and decided that they never wanted to leave the French Riviera. In 2004, they launched a holiday apartment rental business in Villefranche, leaving …Continue Reading
Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Explore · Road Trips South of France French Riviera Day Trip to Italy from Nice March 28, 2023Are you looking for ideas on the perfect French Riviera day trip? We turned to Céline O’Donnell, a private tour guide in Nice, for her recommendations on a day trip along the coast to Italy from the city. She has lived in this Côte d’Azur city for 40 years and now runs walking tours and …Continue Reading
Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Explore · Living in Provence · Villages Towns and Cities My Best of Nice Living on the Côte d’Azur April 2, 2020Viktorija Todorovska is multi-lingual (Croatian, English, French, German, Italian, Macedonian, and Serbian) and multi-talented (chef, sommelier, Wine and Spirits Education Trust (WSET) instructor, and published author). She has a Masters in Teaching as a Second Language and a Ph.D. in Linguistics and Rhetoric from Arizona State University. In 2016, Todorovska relocated from Chicago to Nice …Continue Reading
