Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Explore · Villages Towns and Cities Marseille Top Reasons to Visit this City July 1, 2019Reasons to Visit Marseille M for Museums: When you go, plan to visit the museums in Marseille. There is something for every artistic taste and attention span with a range of curated artistic styles and artifacts. History buffs head to Fort Saint-Jean, Musée d’ Histoire de Marseille (one of the largest in Europe), the Musée …Continue Reading
Cheryl Shufflebotham · Explore · Stay Fit A Grueling Ride up Mont Ventoux or Relaxing at a Spa? April 25, 2016Though my husband and I enjoy spending our time together in meandering villages while in Provence, he feels a constant tug at his heartstrings luring him away toward something else. Being a cyclist and being in France, a cyclist’s dream, he is constantly enticed by the sight of Mont Ventoux towering in the distance beckoning …Continue Reading
Our House in Provence · Restaurant Recommendations · Taste Where to Eat Lunch in Vaison-la-Romaine April 23, 2020Vaucluse Villages We go often to Vaison-la-Romaine, sometimes it seems almost every day. We go for Tuesday morning market, buy basic household supplies at “Brando Vaison Ménager”, pick up cheese at an amazing shop called “Lou Canesteou”, visit friends, or simply pass through on the way to Nyons and other destinations in the Drôme Provençale. Vaison-la-Romaine …Continue Reading
Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Explore · Villages Towns and Cities Destination Antibes and Nice: Three Nights on the Côte d’Azur August 28, 2018Dorothy, 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. …Continue Reading