French Adventures
Summer in France 2013 – Busy July
Ahhh, July: The commencement of summer holiday for Europeans. This is the time of year when school children say goodbye to teachers and homework, and parents take a month-long break…
Summer in France 2013 – Passions
[caption id="attachment_1167" align="alignleft" width="300"] Shrimp & Pasta[/caption] One of the benefits of taking time off from daily work and obligations is reconnecting with passions which all too often fall off…
Summer in France 2013 – Bacchus
Disclaimer: Sometimes our life experiences happen in more than 1000 words. But if you love wine, food, and friends then you’ll enjoy this accounting of our annual pilgrimage to the…
Summer in France 2013 – Return of the Sunshine
To catch everybody up on the happenings here in Southern France, let's first take a quick look back over the past 4 months or so. It's been rainy. Really, really…
Summer in France 2013 – Village Life
Taking a look into 'viewer mail' I see a question come up quite often: What is it like living in a small French village? Well, today is a great example…
Summer in France 2013 – Luggage vs TAP Portugal
When I was a teenager, I wrote a career paper on 'what I want to be when I grow up'. It was all about the glamorous life of an airline…
Summer in France-2013 ~ Travel 101: Obstacles
(part one) The 2.5 hour drive across Alligator Alley from Fort Myers to Miami is normally uneventfully marked by swampland, state troopers, and congregating vultures awaiting the next highway cuisine.…
Axat-Things I'll miss most
Thursday, August 9, 2012 It goes without saying that life in a small French Village is different from life in a metropolitan city in the USA. But what specifically are…
Summer in France 2012 - Chorus Interuptus
Wednesday, July 18, 2012 [caption id="attachment_1088" align="alignleft" width="300"] Key Chorale – Ireland_Scotland Tour 2012[/caption] We interrupt this regularly scheduled vacation to bring you the following special event - Key Chorale…
Summer in France 2012 - Edition Medieval Villages
Thursday, June 21, 2012 [caption id="attachment_1072" align="alignleft" width="225"] Market day - Mirepoix[/caption] Walking the narrow, cobble stoned road into the historic village of Mirepoix, we could sense the excitement which lie just…