A Perfect Day Trip to Sete: Gourmet Tour and Oyster Farming
Co-leading the South of France Memories Tour was the best way to plan a perfect day trip to Sete.
Aix-en-Provence in One Day
What if you had only one day in Aix-en-Provence? That was our challenge when planning this year’s South of France Memories Tour
Memories Tour Interrupted
On the eighth day of the South of France Memories Tour with author Patricia Sands and sixteen lovely ladies, I ended up in a French hospital.
Hot Spots on the Côte d’Azur: Memories Tour Day 3-5
We happily made our way through the hot spots on the Côte d’Azur: Grasse, Tourettes Sur Loup, Saint Paul de Vence, Eze Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat and Antibes.
Around and About Nice: Memories Tour Day 2
We were up and ready to meet our guide early. Then off to see and learn around and about Nice.
Memories Begin in Nice 👍
The Memories You Promised Yourself Tour ladies landed in Nice today
Village Scenes in Uzes: The Green Grocer
The French love their fresh fruits and vegetables. That’s why there are farmers markets in France in nearly every town, once a week or more often. In between, lots of places have their hometown green grocer. In Uzes there are market days on Wednesdays and Fridays. The green market […]
Eating Your Way Through Sete, France
Eating your way through Sete France
Hot Air Balloon Adventures in France
Everytime I make a visit to the US to see family, it’s always the same. My grandson insists on watching videos of his grandmother’s hot air balloon ride. I’ll admit, when I think about the day I took my first hot air balloon ride, I get as excited as […]
It’s St. Louis Festival in Sete. Time for Water Jousting!
It’s time for the St. Louis Festival in Sete. Gee, I hate to miss it this year. It’s always so much fun: beach time, parties and the Sete water jousting competitions. I’m in the States with family. Why now? After four years in France, I’ve learned that August […]
Exploring Loire Valley Wine Caves
Staying in a small village near Amboise turned out to be one of the best choices on this visit to the Loire Valley. Not only were we close to beautiful châteaux, there Loire Valley wine caves all around.
Loire Valley Châteaux: Amboise and Clos Luce
The Barefoot Blogger is off to explore the middle of France: the Loire Valley châteaux and vineyards.
Techno-Fabulous French Light Show: Carrières de Lumières
A recent visit to Carrières de Lumières was my third experience with the digital, immersive events staged in a former bauxite mine outside the village Les Baux de Provence. This year’s exhibition is “Picasso and the Spanish Masters.” Believe me, the photos don’t do justice to the real event.
Summer’s in Full Swing in the South of France: It’s Uzès Fete Votive
Celebrate summer in south of France at Uzes’ Fete Votive. A summer event that everyone looks forward to attending.
Who Knew Cooking Could Be So Much Fun? Le Pistou School Uzès
When you go to a friend’s house and there’s great food and wine flowing and lots of people you enjoy sitting around, it’s pretty special, don’t you agree? What if you learn how to create the foods you are served? A hands-on cooking class? That’s the perfect way […]
The Perfect Châteauneuf-du-Pape Wine Tour
Châteauneuf-du-Pape Wine Tour When visitors to the south of France put “wine tour” at the top of their list of things to do, a Châteauneuf-du-Pape wine tour quickly comes to mind. The wine growing region that covers approximately 3,200 hectares (12.4 miles) of land in the Rhone valley is […]
What’s Happening in Uzès? Summer Events 2018
Planning a visit to Uzès? Here are some of the Uzès summer events you’ll want to put on your calendar. The Tourist Office of Pays d’Uzès – Pont du Gard has asked the Barefoot Blogger to help promote Uzès summer events to English-speaking visitors to our area. I’m […]
Why Nimes is a “Must See” for Roman History Lovers
This a republished post by the Barefoot Blogger from France Today. Why is Nimes a “must-see” for Roman history lovers? Because it’s a city where you can literally see, touch, and experience Roman life in France during the days of the Roman Empire. France has so many amazing […]
Sete, France: How Sweet It Is
Sète may be a small town on the French Mediterranean coast but it hits above its weight in the gastronomic arena. Home of the most sought after oysters in France, Sete is known for these specialties: the famous octopus pie (tielle), red labelled gourmet fish soup (Azais Polito […]
Oradour-Sur-Glane: A Journey Back in Time
Remember the atrocity of June 10, 1944