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A Week in Provence…
It’s been some years ago that author Peter Mayle wrote the award winning novel, A Year in Provence, and everyone who’s read it tells me that it is a must-read, particularly since I enjoy the region so much. Still, I haven’t gotten around to getting my hands on it yet, but I do plan on..
Exploring the Food and Wine Regions of France: Beaujolais, Lyon & Dargoire
After leaving Burgundy, I continued southbound on my two and half-week road trip to Lyon. In between Mâconnais, the last area or appellation in Burgundy, and Lyon however, lies another well known wine region which is Beaujolais. I especially made it a point to come here because unfortunately back home, it seems that Beaujolais wines…
Exploring the Food & Wine Regions of France: Switzerland
Contrary to my last destination in the small Franco-German town of Colmar, Montreux is glitz and glamor all around. Boulevards are lined with high end stores, fancy hotels, a huge casino, and tall buildings with pretty architecture. Hotel Helvetie is a boutique hotel situated on the main strip, Avenue du Casino. It is within…
Exploring the Food and Wine Regions of France: Alsace
So the first stop on my food and wine journey this summer is in the region of Alsace. A fun fact about this region is that for CENTURIES, this part of France went back and forth many, many times between French and German rule. It wasn’t until after World War II that it became situated…
My Two-Week Road trip: Exploring the Food & Wine Regions of France
It’s that time of year when school has let out for the summer. So you know what that means….it’s time for my Passport To Europe, as Samantha Brown would always say. This year I am doing a food and wine tour of Eastern France. One of the things I’ve always said that I love about…