Posts Tagged ‘beautiful beaches’
Life at the Beach
The smell of the beach naturally soothes many of us. It’s been proven in studies that show it relieves stress and relaxes the mind. It is also one of the reasons we moved to Montpellier. Indeed with over 300+ days of sunshine, the beaches here are huge draws in the area. The beach is only…
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Domaine Montrose, the Rosé Specialists
Domaine Montrose is a beautiful vineyard near the Mediterranean run by father and son Bernard and Olivier Coste. Situated in Côtes de Thongue, a small region in Southern France near our home in Montpellier, they are experts in focusing on what is important in life: family and friends, sharing and life’s pleasures. During harvest season…
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Pont du Gard, a Roman Aqueduct
When living in the south of France, you are surrounded by such ancient history it is sometimes hard to fathom for a north American. The region around Nîmes (formerly known as Nemausus in Roman times) was notably one of the busiest and prominent regions of Roman Gaul, from which still remains numerous vestiges and monuments…
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The Best Brunch Ever!
Brunch, a portmanteau of the words breakfast and lunch, may have started in England in the 19th century, but it is alive and well all over the English world, and in France too. There are many theories as to how brunch came to pass. One comes directly from an article written by British author Guy…
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Four Days in Provence
What does one imagine when thinking of Provence? An abundance of fruit trees, gardens lush with plants with mountains in the background? Beautiful Plane trees aligned on the street’s edge canopying the street with a arch of leaves? Or is it the scents in the air … with poppies everywhere and rows upon rows of…
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Leo’s List of Restaurants for 2018
As an event planner and foodie, I have spent three decades planning cocktails, parties and dinners. And I know one thing, there are four basic elements that need to be aligned in order to have a great dinner in a restaurant. Many other things may come into play but these are the integral ones: The…
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Le Marché des Arceaux, Montpellier
When you move to another country & culture, sometimes you can get lost in the translation. But not me, my inner Frenchman has risen to the occasion. I took this as an opportunity to try new ways of eating, cooking and experience food. And there is no better place to do that than at the…
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Montpellier – Vivre ma France!
Here it is, my life in France. We did it, my husband and I. The warmer weather of southern France has been calling our name for years now and we finally accepted the call. We moved to latitude 43.61 and longitude 3.87. In the “sud de la France”, Occitanie or to be more specific, Montpellier. …
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