Barefoot Blogger · Explore · Locals Travel Tips The Simple Ways Tourists Make the Best of Hot Weather July 14, 2015For days the temperature has hovered around the ninety degree mark in Uzes. Next week, they say, it’ll hit ninety-nine. For those who live in hot-weather areas around the world, ninety degrees is not so bad for summer. In France, when it’s this hot, it breaks records. Century-old buildings with thick walls …Continue reading here…Continue Reading
Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Explore · Locals Travel Tips Travel WiFi Roaming and SIM Cards In France September 18, 2015Provence is paradise…until you attempt to get cell coverage or WiFi access in some Provencal villages. One could blame the thick walls built with stones from Roman foundations, or the at times violent weather. However, the reality is that cellular network coverage is limited in some areas. Apparently, I should have paid more attention when …Continue Reading
Explore · Jemma - French Lessons French Riviera Style Ten (More) Ways to Spot You’re in the Côte d’Azur July 31, 2018Contributor blog post by Jemma: Let summer begin! It’s not just that the calendar has sailed past June 21, varyingly known as the summer solstice, the longest day of the year, and France’s Fête de la Musique, when entire cities put on their dancing shoes. Non, another sign of summer – at least according to our friends …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
