Author: Tuula
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20 Totally Awesome Things About France
Happy 2012 friends and readers. Since we spent most of our holiday indulging in many of the things that make France so special (mainly food, drink, & more food) I thought it would be fun to start off the new year with a list of a few things I find totally awesome about France. Please…
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Corsican Ballads & Warm Mussels at Le Caribou, Marseille
Corsican ballads played on the speakers of the Le Caribou’s brightly colored dining room as we sat down for a six or seven course meal (I lost count after a few glasses of vin blanc). Our host, a somewhat portly gentleman (read: six or seven courses…), proudly sported a bright-pink dress shirt and a welcoming…
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Bandol Wine-Tasting at Domaines Bunan
It’s been a week of rain, rain, and more rain in the South of France. While we usually manage to escape all sorts of weather calamities, this wave of storms is particularly strong – evacuations, floods, and a classification of alert “orange” for our department (the Var) and 10 others. So while we’re huddled-up at…
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Fall Comfort Food at Le Clos du Père Louis
Deep in the heart of the Var, off autoroute A57 (way off), lies the colorful village of Collobrieres. Known in the summer for its growing Fête Taurine (bull festival), Collobrieres real claim-to-fame is its annual Fête de le Chataigne (chestnut festival) – 29 years and counting. While we set out on Saturday to take advantage of one fall favorite,…
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How to Find a Job in the South of France
Greetings from a still sunny, albeit chillier South of France. I’ve started pulling a few of my sweaters out of storage and also looking around town for the latest fall trends…mainly scarves, scarves, & more scarves. So far, no big surprises heading into the fall season (my wallet is happy). I’ve also started a new…
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