Travel guides & stories from the south of France.
Life in belle Provence
Bonjour, I’m Tuula, a native of Southern California and the France Correspondent for International Living magazine. I’ve lived in the south of France since 2010 and couldn’t think of a more beautiful place to call home. Join me on my travels around belle Provence.
Provence Guides
How to Dress in the South of France
If you spend enough time watching French women, or men for that matter, they appear to have just stepped from the pages of a fashion magazine.
If you’re into scarves, you’ll find a great selection here. All quite useful for dressing up an outfit, keeping you warm if the Mistral wind starts whipping up.
Provençal cooking falls quite easily into the category of “cuisine du soleil.” Much like its Italian and Greek counterparts, it relies heavily on the use of olive oil, herbs, and the bounty of the sea.
What to Take Home From Provence
Provence has tons of gourmet goodies to savor on the spot or take home for lucky friends or family. Here’s a list of some of the more popular items you can find around the region.
12 Tips for Traveling in Provence
Everyone has their favorite way to travel, but I really like the idea of making a “home base” from which you can jump around to different cities and villages in the south.
How to Have a Fabulous Summer in the South of France
The Calanques are not only visually stunning, but you also have the azure blue of the Mediterranean as a beautiful backdrop.
International Living Articles
Camargue – Getting Lost on France’s Cowboy Coast
“Some months, the mussels are as fat as steaks,” chuckled Willy, my gracious waiter in Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer. With a wiry crop of salt-and-pepper hair and jaunty set of wire-rimmed glasses, he had the energy of someone half his age…
Corsica: France’s Mountain in the Sea
Sometimes you can fall in love with a place, or at least the idea of it, without ever having set foot there. Pictures in your head, images or stories that travel across the miles, can grab you and never let you go.
A California Couple’s Escape in Saint-Remy-de-Provence
“Life in Europe had been in color, and it was sort of in black and white in California. We wanted to find that color again,” recounts Keith Van Sickle, an ex-resident of Silicon Valley and CFO for start-up companies.
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Greetings dear readers and friends. It’s been quite a while since I’ve done a new post, but Provence is better than ever…. and we couldn’t be happier that the spring season is upon us. Besides being involved in some writing projects, I’ve spent the last few months enjoying time with…
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An Insider’s Guide to Provence – Review & Giveaway
Greetings dear readers and friends. Well, things have gone from chilly to downright snowy in the south of France. It would probably surprise a lot…
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Take Paris Home for the Holidays
Greetings dear readers and friends. I hope this email finds you well, albeit with all of the turbulent events happening around the world. Thankfully, here…
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Menton: A Hidden Seaside Treasure on the French Riviera
Greetings dear readers and friends. I’m very happy to bring you another guest post from J. Christina of Scribbles and Smiles blog fame. You may…
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My French Platter Replenished… Book Review & Giveaway
Dear readers and friends. She’s back! If you remember, around exactly one year ago, we had the pleasure of meeting Annemarie Rawson and her husband,…
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