Top 4 Ways to Have an Amazing Journey into Provence!

Want to have almost as much fun getting to Provence, as you have in Provence? Here are 4 easy ways to do that!1. Pack light. Don't make your travel a wrestling match with your luggage.2. Try to get an upper level seat on the TGV for a great view! 3. Pack a gourmet picnic and a great bottle of wine. Our picnics are highlights of our trips...and we include things like foie gras stuffed ballotin of chicken or homemade zucchini flans with goat cheese and roast tomatoes, walnut cabbage salad, smoked duck, sausages, quiche, fig bread, muscat grapes, tapenades....In other words, "the best items" from our favorite hand selected places.  In our world, there is no such thing as "over doing it".-Pair with a wonderful Chateauneuf du Pape white, or white Croze Hermitage in Spring and Fall, or a great rose in summer!4. Have someone meet you in Avignon, and, literally, "head for the hills" --away from the hustle and bustle of it all. And enjoy being there!

Fall...Along the Mediterranean

Yes, jousting is still possible to watch. Bet you wanted to know how popular this Medeival sport really was. We were pretty surprised to see this. But, it does fit with the mood along the coast, where there are games and performances, no matter what the season.

Wine tasting in our favorite "cave". Trying the local whites.

Dinner in a private room, overlooking the Mediterranean cliffs at sunset.

Some of the dining choices...Mussels along the Med are often paired with wonderful sauces. This had a tomato, onion, and a touch of cream.Rascasse -- a fish found only in the Mediterreanean.A nice walk after a satisfying dinner.

calm and quiet after the summer high season.

cafe lounging before our walk around the cliffs.It was a beautiful, fall day...wind was blowing, but that made the sky very blue and the temperatures cool enough to walk all afternoon.