by Keith Kellett
We were sitting around an open fire in a tastefully modernised 200 year old farmhouse near the village of Pexioria, about 10 miles from Carcassonne, in the south western Aude region. Domaine St Raymond, as the farmhouse is called, has a light and airy, but intimate Art Deco atmosphere … and I […]
Scott Anderson of The Enlightened Traveller offers us a glimpse of one of France’s wild walking places.
The Cévennes are located in south-central France. Whilst in an administrative sense they do not constitute a region, to all intents and purposes they possess a singular identity. Thus the ‘La Cevenne’ reference in the works of its most […]
One of the goals of www.lookat-france.com is to provide activity-based views of the information on the site as well as the traditional location-based view. This advertorial article, highlighting an original group walking tour offered by The Enlightened Traveller is one example of the kind of commercial offering we will publicise as well as providing […]
by Mark Rowlee
The warm August sun had transformed the French countryside around Lorraine to a golden hue as hundreds of hot air balloons readied to take to the sky. We arrived at the old NATO airfield at Chambley-Bussier, just west of Metz, just in time to witness this spectacle.
byDouglas W Nelms
I love English beer. Granted, as an American, most of the time when I walk into an English pub I have no idea what the various beers are. What is a “Best Bitter”, really? But it’s great to just point to one of those giant handles and say, “I’ll try that one,” then […]
by Keith Kellett
Many people associate France with cycling. Fewer people are aware of the network of Grandes Randonnées – the long walks that take you over the top or through the middle of every part of France. In this excerpt from his e-book Eurocurios, travel writer and photographer Keith Kellett leads you through places […]
by Mark Rowlee
The heat of the afternoon sun was overtaking us as we were learning the game of pétanque. Our host brought out a tray with small glasses and two bottles of a drink we had never seen. In Provence, he told us, they drink pastis. But here in Charente it was […]