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Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Explore

Provence Fall Weekend Gourmet Getaway in the Olives

October 30, 2018

Take a November Break Sadly, the month of November does not have the relaxed feel of those long mid-July days, the stress of back-to-school (la rentrée) in September, or the anticipation of the December holidays. So, why not insert a bit of excitement into this dull month and gather some friends together for a gourmet

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Books on Provence · Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Inspire

Book Club Finds! Love Stories Inspired by Provence

October 22, 2018

Provence Love Stories A budding romance, a Provencal setting and voila – a love story. The following list of books only begins to scratch the surface of the popular women’s fiction genre. However, we recommend these authors as they write beautifully, inviting you into the lifestyle in the South of France with their prose. These

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Cheryl Shufflebotham · Restaurant Recommendations · Taste

When You Visit Ménerbes Make Sure to Try Chez Auzet

October 18, 2018

Hungry during the afternoon when restaurants and grocery stores are closed in Provence? Then head up to Chez Auzet at the top of Ménerbes for the most delicious quiche for just five euros! If you want to splurge, you can spend seven euros and get a salad with your quiche. There are two choices—either quiche

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Expat Living and Real Estate · Living in Provence · Paula Kane

Living in Provence and the Healing Power of Nature

October 12, 2018

Contributor blog post by Paula Kane: My first week here has gone by in a flash. Perhaps because summer is always like that, or perhaps it was my fuzziness and lack of focus most of the week due to some lingering vertigo. Either way, it went by quickly with dinners and lunches with friends, sunshine, bike

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David & Karen Taylor · Restaurant Recommendations · Taste

Dining at Le Fournil Restaurant in Bonnieux

October 9, 2018

We enjoyed a superb meal at Le Fournil Restaurant in Bonnieux this week. Guy & Jean Christophe have been there for 22 years and have quite a reputation. Three courses with an amuse bouche are only 49€, and the extensive wine list includes pichet, Luberon and wines from France at sensible prices. Continue reading here

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Expat Living and Real Estate · Julie Whitmarsh · Living in Provence

Living in Provence Let the Home Renovation Begin

October 1, 2018

Contributor blog post by Vaucluse Dreamer: It’s well over 2 years now since we finally picked up the keys and opened the door to our little house in Provence after so many years of dreaming about it. We couldn’t afford a perfect house with elegant gardens and a pretty pool and always knew that our little

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Books on Provence · Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Inspire

Provence Inspired Memoirs Books to Add to Your Reading List

September 26, 2018

For many, Peter Mayle’s best-selling novel A Year in Provence was their introduction to the Provencal countryside. Images of the Côte d’Azur have long covered the pages of travel magazines. Still, it was Mayle’s descriptions of bumbling through a home renovation in the arrière-pays (translation: backcountry or hinterland) that shifted our view beyond the coastline. This

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