In the heat of a late provencal summer afternoon I love a glass of chilled Rosé wine! I am presently in Provence, France, living in the village of Caromb. Not only am I sharing the odd glass of Rosé with my darling wife, but we are right in the midst of the harvest for the […]
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Vintage Rally Provence
Posted in France, News, Tourism, Travel, tagged Caromb, French Holiday, Wine Harvest on October 1, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Dinan – our very own Dreamland
Posted in Brittany, France, French cuisine, Medieval townships, Tourism, Travel, tagged Breton cuisine, Brittany, Christopher Nolan, Creperie des Artisans, Dinan, Dreams, Fete des Ramparts, France, French cuisine, French Holiday, Imagination, Inception, Medieval towns, Paris, Rance River, Rennes, Saint Malo, Travel, Traveling with children on August 30, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Christopher Nolan’s much-awaited, mind-bending blockbuster Inception sucked me into a dreamland far, far away. In the back of the Rennes movie theatre I was transported back to Paris, but not the Paris we know – a Paris where the streets could effortlessly fold on top of each other, where enormous fireless explosions popped up around […]
Cancale – The World is Your Oyster
Posted in Brittany, France, French cuisine, Holiday, Tourism, Travel, tagged Brittany, Cancale, France, French cuisine, French Holiday, Louis XIV, Mont Saint Michel, Oysters, Pointe du Gruoin, Saint Malo, Seafood, Summer Holidays, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Travel, William Shakespeare on August 19, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Falstaff: I will not lend thee a penny. Pistol: Why then the world’s mine oyster, Which I with sword will open. Falstaff: Not a penny. This famous quote from William Shakespeare’s celebrated The Merry Wives of Windsor ran through my mind a few weeks ago when I travelled to the idyllic seaside village of Cancale […]
Speedos – do you wish you were blind?
Posted in France, Holiday, Travel, tagged French Holiday, Pernes les Fontaines, Provence, Speedos, Swimming pool, Traveling with children, Venasque on August 17, 2010 | 1 Comment »
We were staying with our family in the lovely village of Venasque, in the Vaucluse district of Provence. France. We were spending our holidays in one of my favourite homes in the area. This home was located within the town walls of this delightful sleepy village, with its narrow streets and its selection of wonderful […]
Walking in the Shadows!
Posted in Holiday, Travel, tagged Escorted Tours, France, French Holiday, Summer Holidays, Travel on July 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It was 38 degrees in the shade as we walked through the centre of town. The main street was almost empty as people chose to walk down side streets that offered shade from the searing summer sun. In fact wherever you walk you are looking for shade where you can escape from the intense heat […]
Music Mayhem in France!
Posted in News, Paris, Travel, tagged French Holiday, Paris, Travel on June 24, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Get your diary out and mark in this date – 21 June! This is the day every year when France celebrates music of any kind, from the north to the south, the west to the east. For the “Fete de la Musique” every year on this day France celebrates Music. I’ve been lucky enough to […]
Vivaldi for my 50th Birthday!
Posted in Holiday, Paris, Travel, tagged France, French Holiday, Paris on June 19, 2010 | 3 Comments »
What am I going to do for my 50th birthday? Hide, throw a big party, enrol for a membership at the gym? All of these?? After much deliberation I chose to take my family to Paris in July for my big birthday. I decided against the big party – sorry to my friends! I didn’t […]
Itinerary Planning in France
Posted in Holiday, Travel, tagged France, French Holiday, Itinerary Planning, St Remy de Provence, Travel on June 8, 2010 | 5 Comments »
We have ten days in France, what are we going to do? After nearly twenty years of designing itineraries for travellers in France, this is a typical question I receive daily. A few days ago I had a couple contact me from Christchurch, NZ, who had just this request for travel, along with their adult […]
Why I love Willy Ronis!
Posted in Art and Photography, Holiday, Travel, tagged Exhibitions, French Holiday, Paris, Willy Ronis on June 1, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Poetics of Engagement Every time I see one of his photographs, I just want to…hug it! So what is it that I love so much about the works of Willy Ronis? After a lot of pondering about this question, I came up with an answer. Each one of his photos is a story about you […]
Jardin on the Champs Elysees
Posted in Holiday, News, tagged Champs Elysees, French Holiday, Paris, Travel on May 25, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Taking Eco to a New Level. During the last two days in Paris ‘the most beautiful avenue in the world’ has transformed itself into a garden. A public garden down the Champs Elysées, surely not? That’s right, move over public transport, move over after-work traffic and make space for a few kilometers of luscious vegetation […]
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