Footloose in France
Adventures of the Barefoot blogger
Welcome! I’m Deborah, an American expat who has called the charming town of Uzès, France, home for nearly a decade. Through this website, I invite you to join me on an exciting journey as I share my experiences and insights from this beautiful corner of the world.
A Most Unusual Place for a French Vineyard
Wines from the Camargue Region of France
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Hanging Out In The Loire Valley
Loire Valley Tour Ten hours on the French highways, the Barefoot Blogger is on a Loire Valley tour. Join me on an adventure into France’s heartland- a Loire Valley...
A Dream Vacation in the South of France.
I’m feeling pretty smug these days that I get a South France holiday every day. I’m sorry, but it’s true. I feel like I’m the luckiest person in the...
For the Love of Lavender
Had the Barefoot Blogger had known how fabulous lavender fields are in person, I would have been visiting them much before now.
Visit Occitanie. France’s “Other Riviera”
The third in the series of shore excursions for travelers on Mediterranean cruises, Nancy McGee of Absolutely Southern France shares ideas we can all use. Let’s see what she...
Emerging Mid-COVID in Uzès
Emerging amid COVID in Uzès is a tricky business, as it is in other parts of the world where active seniors live among the community's population
French Thermal Spa: The Cure
Of all the places the Barefoot Blogger has wandered, a trip to a French thermal spa for a cure has to be the most relaxing… and French! I’m pretty sure...
3 Days in the Loire Valley: Wine Caves and Parties
Wine caves to visit in the Loire Valley
The Perfect Châteauneuf-du-Pape Wine Tour
Châteauneuf-du-Pape Wine Tour When visitors to the south of France ask which Châteauneuf-du-Pape wineries to visit, here’s the best Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Bread Pudding and French Connections
thankful for every bite
Top 10 Reasons Why I Can’t Speak French
Some of it isn’t my fault