POSTCARDS FROM FRANCE: PROVENCE AND THE CÔTE D’AZUR
Part One of Two Parts “Postcards from France” was inspired by the current exhibition at the Museum [...]
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LOOKING FOR WINE IN THE LUBERON
With so many reasons to visit Provence’s Luberon, it’s hard to choose just one to sit at the top of the list. There’s the sunshine, the lighting, the laid-back lifestyle, the Roman ruins, the bories, the hiking, the biking, the fêtes, the markets, the food, the [...]
FRANCE’S FABLED FOREIGN LEGION DEPLOYED TO MALI FROM PROVENCE
The complicated and factious situation in West Africa, now centered in the former French colony Mali, [...]
RACLETTE: THE BEST MEAL YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF
It is 12 degrees outside as I write this post. The wind is howling and the ground is covered with several [...]
“WHERE TO GO IN 2013?” THE NEW YORK TIMES LISTS MARSEILLE AS # 2 DESTINATION
View of Le Vieux Port in Marseille Photo: David Scott Allen [...]
WHAT ARE ALL THOSE FRENCH CHILDREN DOING UNDER THE TABLE?
All across France today, on January 6th, parents are asking the youngest member of the family to sit [...]
BONNE ANNÉE, MES AMIS! QUELLES SONT VOS RÉSOLUTIONS POUR LA NOUVELLE ANNÉE?
It doesn’t matter where you were when 2012 rolled into 2013 or how you welcomed the New Year–quietly [...]
À TABLE EN PROVENCE: WHEN THE WORKDAY IS LONG AND HARD, THE MEAL PREP IS QUICK AND EASY
The allure of Provence for many of us is its wonderful cuisine coupled with an unfettered life that we [...]
PRESIDENT HOLLANDE REINFORCES FRENCH CONNECTION TO AFRICA WHILE, HERE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, ANOTHER CONNECTION TO AFRICA TAKES PLACE
The Modern Trobador is back at the keyboard after a brief hiatus to work on a photography exhibition in [...]
LE CASTELLAS ENCORE: IT’S ALWAYS A WILD EXPERIENCE AT LA FERME DE CHÈVRE IN SIVERGUES
At Le Castellas, to guess who else is coming for dinner is always part of fun. You can count on the [...]
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