Category: France

We have a wonderful stay and visit with Nicolas and his family. Even though it has only been 18 months since our last visit, Emiline, their daughter has grown a lot and turned even more into a young Princess. She seriously takes on the instructions of the very enthusiastic, young…

It is Tuesday and that’s the day for our favourite market in Cotignac. This time we don’t raid it at the crack of dawn but join the French to arrive at a leisurely 9am. All the stalls are fully open and it’s a delight. Even though some are hosting the…

We follow yet another great recommendation from our friends and head off to see Tour Tour. It is called the “the city in heaven” as it it is perched very high on top of a mountain. We feel that it is a good name not just based on location but…

This new angle of going north from Provence shows us more green , spring valleys and the snow capped Alps. One just can’t get tired of looking at these feats of nature.  We also observe that France is very large 🙂 we are only in the southwest corner and distances…

After our epic drive from the French Alps we are looking forward to some down time in the surrounding area. It’s market day in Entrecasteaux but only a few vendors are there today. Instead  of shopping we visit the back streets and find some roses with a stunning fragrance. Roses…

We leave our little fur family in Geneva to the start of a run of summer weather. We have experienced modern day farming during our morning walks where the field started with long bushy clover than in one day the whole clover fields were cut. The following day after the…

Today is going to be a packed day. We get up at 6am to squeeze in the market at Cotignac, it has a very good reputation and even though slightly off route we feel it is a must see. We are not disappointed and manage to stock up on Swiss…

I have brought with me, from Australia the full Michelin road atlas, to some gentle complaints from André that we do not need the extra 2kg in our luggage on top of all the winter gear, but guess what I prevail:) It is now as we experiment with tiny little…

We almost change our plans as we find this fastest growing town in France has a great charm and really feels alive, to stay and extra day, but instead we get up really early and hit the streets before virtually anyone else. We visit the beautifully restored Cathedral de St….