French Wine, Tommy Simpson and the Tour de France

I had a bit of a deja vu moment recently (and on Saturday it will be 45 years since I saw Crosby Stills Nash and Young at Wembley Stadium but that album has nothing to do with this post) when I...

Le Fournil Restaurant Bonnieux Provence - A Good Life

Le Fournil is one of our very favourite restaurants and we have been coming here for many years. It is to be found in Place Carnot, a very small square in Bonnieux blessed with an outside terrace...

Thursday Travels: Pont Alexandre III, Paris

Pont Alexandre III is one of the most gorgeous and elegant bridges in Paris, represents the peace in relationship between France and Russia. In 1900, Russian Tsar Nicholas II personally placed...

Forgive, But Never Forget. Deportation Martyrs Memorial in Paris

Ile de la Cité, a gorgeous and historical island, sits in the middle of Siena in the oldest district of Paris. It's home to the iconic and spectacular Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral. You also...

Interesting Place in Paris: The Centre Pompidou and Stravinsky Fountain

In the heart of Paris, not far from the Louvre and the Ile de la Cité, near Les Halles in the 4th arrondissement, you can find high distinctive and remarkable construction: the Centre...

The Geography of France

All travel, especially scenic travel, takes place on geography, My undregradate university required 4 semesters of one 'foreign language'-- I did French-- and 2 semesters a second foreign language...