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Le Musée de l’Annonciade

5 July 2011

If there is one thing I love about traveling, it’s discovering the local artwork in the area. St Tropez has an exceptional artistic heritage and the tradition continues as painters set up their aisles along the old harbor. But the best lesson in the art of St Tropez comes from a quick visit to the [...]

My Provençal Village: Lorgues

8 June 2011

There came to be only one simple expression that seemed to adequately convey my frustrations with life in bitty-village Provence: Oh, Lorgues. Oh, Lorgues. Oh my Lorgues. What more could I say? When I finally arrived with a car my final few days, it just seemed so stupid that the places I’d been dying to [...]

St Tropez for a Day

13 April 2011

With only a week left living in Provence, I wanted squeeze in a day trip to St Tropez especially while it’s still the off season. I’ve heard horror stories about Summer months in this popular little town but I felt quite lucky to have had visited back in late September. For curiosity’s sake, I wanted [...]

Fine Art Friday: Wild Beasts in the Riviera

25 March 2011

There is a moment in the history of art in Paris when painting suddenly unleashes itself from social constraint in splashes of thick, vibrant colors and fluid forms. “C’est Donatello dans la cage aux fauves!” – Louis Vauxcelles The change flipped the known world of Paris upside down; people stood in shock in front of [...]

The First Signs of Spring in Provence

21 March 2011

Tightly closed shutters around the village are quickly being replaced with freshly potted flowers. When I first arrived, it didn’t take long for me to note that there was a bitter chill in the air, particularly at night. This was a surprise. Provence is supposed to be filled with nothing but the yellowest sun and [...]

Five French Books

12 November 2010

Yesterday I was invited, along with a friend of mine, to bike around Provence for the day. Having longed to take advantage of the great outdoors that surrounds me in the area, I agreed to tag along without a second thought. We packed up the bikes and headed out on our first venture into the [...]

A Little Tropezienne

13 October 2010

The first day I met my propriotaire (landlord), they insisted I join them for lunch. I happily accepted and spent the afternoon sipping rosé and enjoying a variety of fresh vegetables and melt-in-your-mouth melon from the local market while chatting away in French. The day would have been perfect had it finished there, but just [...]

A Moment in Time

4 October 2010

Beautiful isn’t it? It’s a vine full of beautiful white flowers and tiny lavender buds dangling down in front of the window of my new bedroom. The cobalt shutters open to the tiny, narrow street below and the sun is rushing in, eager to shed light upon everything. My roommates and I are moving into [...]

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The Var

Le Musée de l’Annonciade

My Provençal Village: Lorgues

St Tropez for a Day

Fine Art Friday: Wild Beasts in the Riviera

The First Signs of Spring in Provence

Five French Books

A Little Tropezienne

A Moment in Time

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