Marseille still has a bit of a bad reputation and I never hear anyone saying they’re visiting the city as their main destination for a holiday. Note I’m using the French spelling of the city, as there’s an ‘s’ added to the end of the […]
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Nicole de Vesian’s La Louve
Put this on your wish list if you’re visiting the South of France.

St Tropez : Market Day In April
It’s now spring in the South of France and this week it started to feel that the sombre mood of the past few months is lifting and the days are getting lighter and longer. I’ve popped over to St Tropez twice recently as it is the perfect […]

Bonne Année 2015 : La Première Balade
I love a walk in the country and there’s nothing better to usher in the New Year than some time spent in the great outdoors. Today we journeyed to La Plan de la Tour a small village near Sainte Maxime and explored the surrounding countryside. Nothing […]

Sunday Ramblings : St Tropez Pre Christmas
I prefer St Tropez in the cooler months. It’s a more pleasant time to visit than summer when the cruise ships arrive and the tiny village is so inundated with people you can barely move or breathe in its over heated crowded streets. However it is a […]

Daytripper : Medieval Sights at Les Baux de Provence
Day trips are a must do when living in France, there are so many gorgeous villages and cities to explore and I never seem to grow weary of it. The kids however are of a different disposition – the lure of ‘another pretty village’ is […]