Aix was one of those places I knew little about but I inexplicably wanted to go there. However, my first … Read More
A month in France – Aix-en-Provence
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A month in France – Bonnieux
I read about Bonnieux in the Peter Mayle book A Year in Provence and decided to take a look. I … Read More
A month in France – Abbaye de Senanque and birthday lunch in Roussillon
From Gordes, I drove down this windy, narrow road with a concrete wall on one side and a steep cliff … Read More
A month in France – a birthday morning in Gordes
I woke up on the morning of my birthday to another gorgeous sky. It was really early and the sun … Read More
A month in France – L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, breaking down and Gordes at night
The last stop of the day was L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue. By the time I reached this lovely little town, I was starving … Read More
A month in France – Vaison-la-Romaine and Séguret
I started the 15th July early in a beautiful part of the world called Vaison-la-Romaine. The town is divided into … Read More
A month in France – Grignan and camping in a vineyard
Finally, I’d made it to Provence. You could see the difference – the landscape was wilder, it seemed hotter, sunnier … Read More
A month in France – Vienne and the wrong Roussillon
I left Lyon in the early morning, making it to Vienne quite early in the morning. It was Bastille Day … Read More
A month in France – chateaux, Oingt and a scary drive through Lyon
It was just a short drive from Beaune to Chateau de Meursault. This was a chateau geared towards selling wine, … Read More
A month in France – Beaune
From Savigny-les-Beaune, it was only a short drive to Beaune. The main attraction in Beaune was the Hospices, the Hôtel-Dieu, which … Read More