South Of France

TURQUOISE & TERRACOTTA — ‘Speedy Lavender’ in the Luberon If you’ve ever flown with European airline easyJet — you’ll have heard of Speedy Boarding… This blog post is all about ‘Speedy Lavender’ — how to see lavender in Provence when you don’t have much time or have lots you want…

TURQUOISE & TERRACOTTA — the beautiful Luberon in Provence Part 2 I write my travel articles under the banner Turquoise & Terracotta because they invariably involve the turquoise Mediterranean Sea, turquoise shutters and terracotta pots and roofs. The Luberon Part 2 Bonnieux — Lacoste — Ménerbes — Oppède-le-Vieux — Coustellet…

TURQUOISE & TERRACOTTA — the beautiful Luberon in Provence Part 1 I write my travel articles under the banner Turquoise & Terracotta because they invariably involve the turquoise Mediterranean Sea, turquoise shutters and terracotta pots and roofs. The Luberon Part 1 — Gordes — Joucas — St Saturnin-lès-Apt — Apt…

… continued from Part 3 Looking back, there were so many signs and signals telling me to abandon ship. But hey, my life was kind of like that too so my instinct was to push on. I never gave up. And perhaps me writing about my experience now is the…

Tribute to the builders of the broken, stone house in the Camargue National Park in the south of France. Where are those hands That broke the black earth And raised you up? That cut your stones and Fit them one upon the other? Where are they now? Was the black earth broken for them? Has that same earth Brought them back into itself? And who wept for them and Kissed them in their cold, last moments? Or did they go still in silence Among unfamiliar faces — With you, a crumbling house, Their only vestige.

“It’s only a 170 meter climb”, the guide said. Around 500 feet above the mountain pass. Technically, that was true. Ten minutes later, it struck me as slightly misleading. Pamela and I were climbing to the fortress of Montségur. The castle of Montségur was, in 1244 A.D., the last stronghold…

Let’s Explore the Most beautiful 15 Places in Antibes, France with Travelling Hopper — Antibes is a breathtaking coastal city located on the Coté d’Azur and stuck in between the cities of Cannes and Nice. It is home to a number of notable tourist attractions, which range from scenic beaches and historic monuments to exquisite hotels and resorts. “Antibes is a coastal city…

by Pat Butler In this current time of travel restriction, my June 2019 week in a villa in Provence evokes even happier, more vivid memories. Prior to flying to Europe, every time I mentioned that my husband Eric and I would be spending a June week in Provence, the reaction was similar: “Aren’t you lucky? I’m sooo jealous!” During our honeymoon in 2014, we had spent two glorious weeks at a rented villa in this…

If you’re anything like me (a public school educated American), you probably didn’t learn about Jean Cocteau in school. You may have intuitively envisioned him (or her) as elegant, artistic and French. …