I’m fairly easily pleased when it comes to many things. But for me one of my greatest joys is a leisurely lunch with a glass of wine! I’ve just come across a blog article by Ben from Adventures with Ben, who recounts the time that he visited Zimbabwe and had the best Chicken Sandwich he […]
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Stop – It’s Time for a Lunch Break!
Posted in France, Holiday, Travel, tagged Caromb, Crillon le Brave, French cuisine, lifestyles, Mont Ventoux, Tomato and Basil salad, Villa Rental on November 19, 2010 | 15 Comments »
Shop Window Surprise – Provence
Posted in France, French cuisine, Holiday, Tourism, Travel, tagged Carpentras, Jouvaud, Provence, Shopping in Provence on November 12, 2010 | 19 Comments »
Don’t visit this town, there is nothing much to see! This is what I often read in travel guide books when I look up “Carpentras”, located in Provence in the south of France. Carpentras is a town 35 minutes’ drive to the north east of Avignon. It has an enormous market on Friday morning which […]
2419D
Posted in France, News, Paris, Travel, tagged 11 November 1918, Armistice Day, Compiegne, History, Richard Maddox, World War 1 on November 4, 2010 | 26 Comments »
Not a very inspiring title I know. It’s the number of a 1913 railway carriage in a white stone building on the edge of a leafy glade in Compiègne, near Paris. Made of dark wood with brass fittings, the carriage stands enshrined in its ‘carriage-house’ like a ship in a dry dock, far from the […]
Life in 24 Frames Per Second (Part 2 of 2)
Posted in France, Holiday, News, Paris, Travel, tagged Film trailer, inspiration, Louis Lumiere Film School, Making Of, Sarah Reese on November 1, 2010 | 12 Comments »
You may have read Sarah’s Part 1of 2 of “Life in 24 Frames per Second”. Here is Part 2. This article culminates in a trailer of her documentary “Making Of”. Watch her film trailer and be inspired. This may well be a story about you – the making of you! A young girl falling in love […]
Life in 24 Frames Per Second (Part 1 of 2)
Posted in France, Holiday, Paris, Travel, tagged Arc de Triomphe, Brittany, Cinema, film-making, Images, Impressionism, Louis Lumiere Film School, Notre Dame, Paris, Sarah Reese, Spice Girls, Travelling with children on October 27, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Article and photographs by my daughter Sarah Reese. Sarah has been living in Paris pursuing a career in film. In the second part of this article she will share a trailer of her film “Making Of” which follows the lives of a group of young film-makers in Paris. If you are not “subscribed” to this blog, […]
Striking Accord?
Posted in France, Holiday, News, Travel, tagged Francois Fillon, Nicolas Sarkozy, pension reform, strikes on October 21, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Striking has been a national pastime for the French. If ever anyone is unhappy with anything then the first action is to strike. Other European countries look on in amusement as the French regularly leave their desks to walk the streets with placards. I recall a number of years ago when Air France was on […]
Flying by Train!
Posted in France, Holiday, News, Tourism, Travel, tagged Eurostar, Paris, SNCF, TGV, Train tickets on October 18, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Travel by fast train around Europe has revolutionized travel. Now it is nearly as fast to travel from central Paris to the south of France, as it is by travelling by air, and it is certainly much faster by train than air between London and Paris. With trains there is no need for airport transfers from the […]
Cricket and Curry!
Posted in France, India, Tourism, Travel, tagged Alex Reese, Brabourne Stadium, Cricket, Mumbai on October 8, 2010 | 4 Comments »
This is not a story about France. This is a story of travel. I came to India as a 17 year old in 1975 and swore I would never return! I’m writing this today from Mumbai (Bombay, India)!! Why? My wife and I are visiting our son. Alexander is in India for three months training […]
Vintage Rally Provence
Posted in France, News, Tourism, Travel, tagged Caromb, French Holiday, Wine Harvest on October 1, 2010 | 3 Comments »
In the heat of a late provencal summer afternoon I love a glass of chilled Rosé wine! I am presently in Provence, France, living in the village of Caromb. Not only am I sharing the odd glass of Rosé with my darling wife, but we are right in the midst of the harvest for the […]
Market Appraisal!
Posted in France, Holiday, Tourism, Travel, tagged Isle sur la Sorgue, Markets, Provence on September 27, 2010 | 2 Comments »
There’s something about the French way of life that involves people planning their days around the village markets in France. It’s a routine each morning – work out what day it is, which can be hard when you are on holiday, and then work out which village has its market on that day. Today is […]
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