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Artists Inspired by Provence · Guest Post · Inspire

A Must Visit to the Porquerolles Fondation Carmignac

October 4, 2018

Porquerolles is the largest of the 3 Iles d’Or (Islands of Gold), easily accessible from the coast. We did the short (20 min) crossing from La Tour Fondu, near Hyères, roughly a 90-minute drive from Aix-en-Provence, depending on traffic. I hadn’t visited Porquerolles for many years and was surprised at the changes to the sleepy

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Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Explore · Villages Towns and Cities

A Visit to Frejus to Understand the Malpasset Dam Tragedy

August 29, 2018

Located just a few kilometres from the French Riviera coast and the city of Frejus are the striking remains of the Malpasset Dam. This river barrier, completed in 1954, was a substantial post-war infrastructure project. However, the structure failed on the night of December 2, 1959, less than five years after completion. “De tous les

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David Scott Allen · Dessert · Flans, Puddings · Provencal Recipes · Taste

Sweet, Creamy and Tangy Dessert Lemon-Lavender Hearts with Lemon Curd

August 29, 2018

The lavender season may be over for another year in Provence, but the locally-grown citrus will be available shortly. Perhaps these Lemon-Lavender Hearts (Coeur à la Crème au Citron et Lavande) are the perfect dessert to bridge the gap between seasons in the South of France. The combination of sweet lemon curd and cream cheese blended into a delicious finish to any meal.

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Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Explore · Villages Towns and Cities

Destination Antibes and Nice: Three Nights on the Côte d’Azur

August 28, 2018

Dorothy, you’re not in Kansas Provence anymore. Getting out of the car in Antibes, I encountered a touch of humidity and crowds in the streets. Cliché, perhaps, but I had driven just over two (2) hours to the Côte d’Azur. This town was a different part of Provence than the one that I left behind.

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Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Inspire

Olive and Sweetpea where wine, women and possibilities meet

July 17, 2018

Where Passions Meet Wine and words. The idea for Olive and Sweetpea (Olive + Sweetpea), a new e-magazine, was hatched over a few glasses of wine. When Paula Kane and I scheduled a springtime lunch, we half-heartedly joked about the possibility of enjoying a meal on a sunny patio. After a long and snowy winter

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Books on Provence · Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Inspire

The Last Word. Peter Mayle’s My Twenty-Five Years in Provence, Reflections on Then and Now

July 10, 2018

Almost 30 years ago, Peter Mayle introduced many of us to the arrière-pays Provençal (rural countryside) for the first time with his internationally best-selling novel A Year in Provence.  The success of that book and his subsequent novels had many primed to book flights to the South of France. If that wasn’t enough, the scenery

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Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Living in Provence

Choosing the Provencal Lifestyle to Embark on a Retirement Adventure

July 2, 2018

Deborah Bine spent her childhood in Charlotte, North Carolina dreaming of “faraway places” (her words). Her early travels included visiting her Aunt Rose in exhilarating Manhattan. “Aunt Rose owned New York — or so this sixteen-year-old ingénue from the Carolinas assumed.” On this voyage, Deborah learned some travel lessons that she continues to follow today:

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