Paris is perhaps the most famous city in the world, rivalling the likes of London and New York. But given the negative press about France in general, is it still somewhere worth visiting, and are […]
To lavish in the liminal landscape balancing luxury and luminous countryside, the rustic, rural and the refined, ravishing details, it is an epochal exercise that borders on the mystical. Breathtaking escalates to new heights when […]
It is a pivotal, primordial paradox, feeling fifty at your fingertips. For me, it’s queued up for this July, and with it, a wealth of anticipation, hope, ambivalence, and aspiration. There is a reckoning of […]
Perhaps the most appropriately named village in the world is Bouzy, near Epernay. It’s really just one long street with a collection of houses on either side, but every other of those houses seems to […]
I’m sitting in an outdoor hot tub on a still-warm early autumn evening in the French Alps. In front of me, up high, clouds drift across the Mont Blanc range and the slopes of Les […]
As countries in Europe continue to ease their lockdowns and social distancing rules, such as in France, which is operating on a more sensible and workable one-metre rule, so cafés and restaurants are starting to […]
Some people believe the more one travels, the more it takes to dazzle and inspire. Reader: they’re wrong. I’ve been globetrotting professionally for more than two decades and continue to experience things that take my […]
Leafing through an eclectic mix of prints, maps and posters collected by Frederic Coustols, owner and conservator of the 12th and 13th century ‘Castelnau des Fieumarcon’, an ancient village in Lagarde, Gascony (France) gave a […]
“Be prepared for crowds,” we were warned, before travelling from Provence to the Côte d’Azur. The streets were busy, but thankfully, I couldn’t describe any of them as over-crowded. We had plenty of space to […]
The path from Provence to the South of France is well-worn and there’s a reason why; it’s a perfect way to experience some of the country’s best scenery – rural, coastal and most of all, […]
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