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.
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Les Plus Beaux Villages de France
There’s a new obsession running around in my head: “Visit as many of France’s ‘Les Plus Beaux Villages‘ as I possibly can.” So far, I’ve seen only 13 out...
Starlight Tango at Uzes’ Château du Duché
The parking lot that my apartment shares with the Château du Duché is closed to traffic once a week through August. An ongoing festival, clearly for the benefit of...
Gardens and Gladiators in Nimes France
Gardens and Gladiators in Nimes, France, took me back to Miss Clegg’s Latin class in high school. Some of you reading this story remember Miss Clegg. Or you had...
Travel Diary for Foodies
Favorite foods and travels 2014
French Spa Tour and Cure: Through the Pyrenees
The second day of the French Spa Tour and Cure started with a drive through the Pyrenees to the “beaux village” of Saint-Bertrand-De-Comminges. French Spa Tour The journey from...
The French “Ninth Art”: Bandes Dessinées
The French love bandes dessinées -- drawn cartoons. We may call them "funnies" in the States but here they take the art form quite seriously....
Uzès to Nice: Nice!
Traveling by train from Uzès to Nice for the weekend was too much of a good thing to pass up.
In Search of the Cathars in Languedoc/Occitanie
These days, I’m curious as I embark on my travels around Languedoc Occitanie in search of the Cathars. The Cathar
The Feria’s in Nimes. Let the Party Begin!
This weekend, the ancient Roman city in the south of France will party! It’s Feria Time in Nimes! One of
Samuel Beckett in Roussillon, France
The red hills of Roussillon are an inspiration for artists, but I had no idea how many famous authors came
