France
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A Month in Provence
Provençal proverb: “When God created the sun, the earth, the mountains and the water and put them in place, he took a little piece of each to make a paradise and thus Provence…
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The Pont du Gard
Having already canoed underneath it (see my earlier blog post), we decided that the Pont du Gard was worth another visit to walk across it and learn a bit more about why it…
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Sweets and more at Haribo’s ‘Musée du Bonbon’
We had an unexpected visit to the Haribo museum near Uzès. I say unexpected because we hadn’t planned to go there. We were on our way to lunch in Uzès when we passed…
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A hymn to slowness – Roussillon and the ochre footpath
Roussillon is one of many hilltop villages in the Vaucluse area of Provence, but what separates it from all the others is its colour. The whole village is a beautiful reddish-orange colour, the…
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Spotting flamingos and horses in the Camargue
We had a wonderful day out to the Camargue area of France, which is only a short drive south from where we are staying in Provence. We were lured by the promise of…
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Canoeing on the River Gardon and under the Pont du Gard
This was such a fun day! It was a highlight of the trip so far for all of us. Not only was the canoeing great fun and the river absolutely beautiful, but the…
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A walk to Les Baux de Provence
We are currently staying on a campsite in a small town called Maussane Les Alpilles, which is in the Alpilles national park in western Provence. The Alpilles is chain of silvery-grey jagged mountains…
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On the Van Gogh trail in Arles
We spent a lovely afternoon in Arles, following in the footsteps of Van Gogh and having a look at some of its impressive Roman monuments. Arles is a pleasant, compact town in western…
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Everything we need and nothing that we don’t
Quite a few of you have asked what our new home looks like inside, so I thought it was time that I did a blog post with some details for you and some…
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Carcassonne
It was with some regret that we left the coast and headed east. We had enjoyed our time in the forest and were reluctant to leave, but we knew we had the delights…