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 […]
by Keith Kellett
I’m not going to pretend it doesn’t rain in the mountainous Haut Savoie region of France. It does. In winter, it snows a lot, too. But, the snow is greeted with joy, for much of the local economy depends on those who come to the area for the winter sports.
There’s another advantage to […]
byDouglas W Nelms????????
“L’Auberge” basically means a French country inn. Or, more often, the type of food served at a country restaurant. L’Auberge du Champs de Mars, snuggled into a block-long back street only a five-minute walk from the Eiffel Tower, provides an excellent chance to try some of this classic French food without leaving Paris.
The […]
Mike Kingdom-Hockings of New Freebooters takes a look at luxury barge cruising.
I was lucky. When I started ski-ing, the UK’s Colin Murison Small had just invented the chalet party concept. In each resort, he’d take over one or more complete chalets, each providing about ten two-bed rooms, a communal area, a dining area and a […]
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 […]