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...

Swedish Summer At it's Best

Ever heard about the beautiful country in the north - where all people have blond hair and blue eyes? Welcome to Sweden! If you're a travel enthusiast with a passion for outdoor activities, old...

Finest Lavender Views in Provence

I will write of the remarkable expanse of lavender around the Abbey at Senanque just north of Gordes another time but it is worth pointing out some other areas that should be on your ‘must...

Five to France

What’s been your determining factor in selecting a place for a vacation? Do you have a goal like me to take one big trip each year? …to unplug and step away from the routine of our lives. I...

‘Isle of Dogs’ Dubrovnik

The old town of Dubrovnik is buzzing with tourist activity. iPhones and selfie sticks galore, it’s safe to say that on my last day of our holiday I was keen to venture away from the hustle and...

Val Joanis Vineyard, Provence - Wines from Paradise

Sometime back in the mid 1990’s the English chef and bon viveur Keith Floyd filmed a series about the wine regions of France and on the Provencal leg of the trip he filmed at Chateau Val...