The 2,000-year-old aqueduct called the Pont du Gard is one of the most magnificent sites in Provence; I never get tired of gazing at it, t...

If your idea of camping is bug bites, sleeping bags and baked beans, think again. How about roughing it in a three-bedroom “ca...

Sunday May 29th is Mothers Day in France but I think these personalized chocolate letter boxes, from Jadis et Gourmande , would delight any...

When I was first looking for a house to rent in Provence, I realized quickly that it wasn’t going to be easy. “ Cela  n’existe pas ! ” was p...

I received this charming email the other day.  Anyone have any ideas to share? Dear Julie, I found your blog while researchin...

Check out the beautiful blog Tartelette   produced by Marie-Helene Dujardin. Born and raised near Aix-in-Provence, Helene (as s...

Rainey Vivier (American, from Florida) and her husband Pierre (a retired French pastry chef and chocolatier), recently moved from Tallahass...

After standing empty for years, the spectacular Midland Grand Hotel, overlooking one of the world's great train stations, has been resto...

Through writing about the English painter and Provence transplant Julian Merrow-Smith, I met his wife   Ruth Phillips . We felt instantly sy...

Woody Allen's 41st feature,   Midnight in Paris-- starring Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Marion Cotillard, Kathy Bates, Adrien Brody an...