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Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · French Cooking Classes · Guided Holiday Tours · Taste

Explore these Options for Culinary Holidays in Provence

December 6, 2017

Provence’s natural beauty, rich cultural history and agreeable weather are some of the many reasons that one might choose to visit the region. However, it is the food and wine that will make you want to come back time and again. This article outlines a variety of available options for a culinary holiday in Provence.

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Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Provencal Recipes · Taste

Discover the Tradition of the 13 Desserts of Christmas in Provence

December 1, 2017

A buffet table laden with 13 desserts! How could the French be so smug as to think that North Americans with our turkey-centric Christmas dinners, stuffing, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes and a variety of sides are excessive? Or so I felt when I first heard about this holiday tradition. However, like most customs in the

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Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Explore · Guided Holiday Tours

Why You Should Explore Breathtaking Provence this Fall

December 1, 2017

Provence in Autumn Almost anyone with an artistic eye – photographers, painters, Instagrammers – love Provence for its beautiful light. Famous artists such as Vincent Van Gogh, Paul Gaugin Paul Cézanne and Pablo Picasso all captured the ever-changing luminosity on their canvases. Provence is glorious in any season, however during fall the unique “painter’s light”

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Bed & Breakfasts in Provence · Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Rental & Self-Catered Properties in Provence · Stay: Accommodation & Rentals in Provence

A Family Christmas in Provence at Le Domaine de Palerme

November 21, 2017

Head to the South of France After years of the same old holiday routines, the Christmas stockings are looking a bit ragged and plum pudding it still not your favourite dessert. Why not change it up this year and spend a week in Provence? Domaine de Palerme is available for a week at Christmas or for

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Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Living in Provence

Why Choose Provence Lifestyle? Experiences by Author Keith Van Sickle

November 20, 2017

Welcome to the first in a series of articles based on Provence lifestyle. These posts are an attempt to separate fact from fiction and dig into what it means to live in Provence. To discover more we ask a series of questions to understand why some people choose to visit Provence and others change their

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French Decor & Gardens · Ginger and Nutmeg · Inspire

The Jardins d’Albertas of Bouc-Bel-Air and Casanova’s Visit in Provence

November 16, 2017

Whether fiction or not, Nutmeg thinks it is appropriate that Casanova the infamous Venetian writer, gambler and reputed womanizer is weaved into the history of les Jardins d’Albertas. This garden, owned by the Albertas family, is located just a few minutes outside of Aix-en-Provence in the town of Bouc-Bel-Air, where the ancient village was built on a bouc (small

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Explore · Guided Holiday Tours · Paul Shawcross

Provence and Bindu Trips – Opening up infinite possibilities for exploring this region

October 26, 2017

Bindu Trips is a new paradigm in travel planning which provides all the tools needed to plan the perfect trip. Bindu saves the traveller both time and money with travel itineraries, trip planning and insider tips which allows them to get to the fun part faster! The word Bindu is derived from ancient Sanskrit and

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