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Rent a Vintage Car in Provence

June 19, 2020 by ashleyt 1 Comment

Experience Provence in Style

yesprovence 2cv
Robin and I in the Luberon.

A Fun Day Out

YesProvence is a vintage car rental company based close to St Remy and Isle sur la Sorgue. Recently, we tested out the experience; our first time driving a 2CV! Meandering around the Luberon in an iconic French car? It doesn’t get any more picturesque than that! 

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: provence style, vintage car provence, weekend trip in provence

Gastronomic Weekend in Marseille (à la Marocaine)

January 6, 2017 by ashleyt 6 Comments

port of marseille

View of Marseille’s port from Saint Victor.

I have always heard great things about Moroccan hospitality. However, I was still surprised when Asma, French Moroccan blogger of Culture Cherifienne, invited me to her home in Marseille for a weekend. We had never met but soon become acquainted through a common excitement for both food and culture. Before I knew it, I was sent a gastronomic and cultural itinerary for our gourmet weekend in Marseille.

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Filed Under: Days Out, Eats around the World Tagged With: blogger weekend, food blogger, foodie, marseille lifestyle, moroccan cuisine, moroccan food in france, moroccan products marseille, provence blog, provence style, rencontre blogueuses, weekend in marseille, weekend trip

Wild Orchids in Provence

April 10, 2015 by ashleyt Leave a Comment

Wild Orchid Provence

La Barlie de Robert

At this time of year in Provence, along the roadsides and dotting abandoned orchards, are wild orchids. The last thing I expected whilst foraging in early spring was to find myself hopping and gyrating in an effort not to trod on the abundance of flowers sprouting above the grass. Last year, after witnessing the relay of different varieties turn up in between the weeds; I can say that wild orchids are quite common in Provence.
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Filed Under: Foraging/Wild Things Tagged With: country life, expat in france, orchidées, paysan, provence, provence blog, provence style, provence wildlife, wild flowers, Wild Orchids

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