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Inspire · Julie Whitmarsh · Shopping & Gifts

Joys of Cycling to Local Brocante Markets in the Vaucluse

January 8, 2019

Exploring 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

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Books on Provence · Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Inspire

Virginia Johnson’s Travels Through the French Riviera

November 29, 2018

French Riviera an Artistic Book Whether you have been to the French Riviera countless times or have always dreamed of the place, Virginia Johnson’s “Travels Through the French Riviera” is an insider’s guide from an artist’s perspective. Johnson is a Canadian designer and illustrator, and her book is a compilation of many years of exploration

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Explore · Guest Post · Villages Towns and Cities

Three Places In Provence To Visit More Than Once

November 16, 2018

A Guest Post: Janice Chung is a retired school Principal from Toronto, Canada who travels to France frequently to discover new sights and experiences. Her blog, Francetraveltips.com shares all types of unique experiences not always found in travel guides. She often writes about active activities in France and has participated in a number of running races

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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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Artists Inspired by Provence · Guest Post · Inspire

Visit Glasgow’s Burrell Collection on Display the Musée Cantini, Marseille

August 6, 2018

The Musée Cantini has recently re-opened and is hosting an exhibition of paintings from Glasgow’s Burrell Collection, itself now closed for renovation. Sir William Burrell, a member of a wealthy Scottish ship-building family, was an avid collector of art and amassed 9000 items he donated to Glasgow in 1944.  He was drawn to French realism

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

Provence Holiday Home Owner Shares Her Luberon Lifestyle

August 2, 2018

Diving into Provence Ten years after Peter Mayle’s book “A Year in Provence” was published, Georgina Causton and her partner decided to spend a sabbatical year (1999) in Provence. Completely enchanted by the lifestyle in the South of France they never returned to live in London. Suddenly, they found themselves with three properties in the

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Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Expat Living and Real Estate · Living in Provence

Expat Living Experiences in Provence by Author Deborah Lawrenson

June 1, 2018

Born in the United Kingdom (UK) to parents who worked in the diplomatic service, Deborah Lawrenson spent much of her childhood moving around the world to China, Kuwait, Europe (Belgium and Luxembourg) and Singapore. After completing English studies at Cambridge University, Lawrenson worked as a journalist in London. Today, she is the author of eight

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