20 Sept: Arrival day! Clean up and rest from the trials of international travel in the afternoon; 19:15 Welcome to Provence dinner at Bistro de la Pastière in nearby Chateauneuf de Gadagne (reservation made). 21 Sept: 8:30 departure for Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, flea market and market shopping in morning. Lunch in downtown Isle. Dinner of market finds…
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Itinerary, April 2025, Provence.
Wednesday, 23 April: Leave Atlanta for a transatlantic hop into Paris and then on to Marseille. Thursday, 24 April: Arrive in Marseille at 9:50. I will be waiting for you with a rental car to whisk you off to our first stop: Arles! I am SO looking forward to showing my amazing group of friends…
Itinerary, 20-29 September 2025.
So, our fall trip is almost full, friends, and I couldn’t be more excited about the prospect of being in my favorite part of the world with such an amazing group of women. Let’s talk about what we’re going to be doing, shall we*? I can’t wait! Friday, September 19: Departure Day! Leave Atlanta on…
Slow travel.
“Traveling slowly gives you a more mindful connection to the place you’re visiting.” (Natalie Gale, The Good Trade, 9 February 2024.) Recently, while reading my daily dose of the New York Times that comes each morning to my email inbox, I stumbled across something that was truly an “aha” moment for me. It was the…
Provence: A Feast for the Senses, September 20-29, 2025.
Is there a better time to start imagining and planning for my next trip to southern France than January? After the nonstop activity of December, I always welcome the quiet, introspective time in the heart of winter, when I can spend entire days at home working on art projects that have been forgotten for too…
Outbriefing: September in Provence.
In a single phrase, it was divine. Lest you think I’m being hyperbolic, let me assure you that I am not. The house we stayed in was perfect. The weather could not have been better- occasionally a little warm, but all the better for swimming in our salt water pool. We did not eat a…
South of France, Here We Come!
19 Sept- Arrival Day! Bienvenue to Le Thor, France! Get settled in and freshened up, and we will enjoy a simple wine and cheese dinner at home before getting rested up for our adventures! 20 Sept: Ancient Chateaux, Troglodyte Churches, and Women Winemakers 21 Sept: Van Gogh and Shopping 22 Sept: Flea Market Day! 23 Sept: …
Isle sur la Sorgue.
Oh, the treasure hunt that awaits us all in Isle sur la Sorgue! This beautiful little town sits quite literally in the middle of the Sorgue river (its name means “island on the Sorgue”) and is lovely even without being the European antiques capital. You can actually get information on a walking tour of all the waterwheels…
Let’s Discuss Shopping in the South of France, Shall We?
Because of course we all want to know what sort of pretty objects will be available for us to make our own, friends. And since a picture is worth a thousand words and all that, I’ll skip right to it.
Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris.
I think enough time has now passed for me to be able to describe my recent experience passing through the Paris airport. Just kidding. Really. It wasn’t as bad as I’d anticipated- Paris seems to have discovered the magic of signs to point passengers in the correct direction, which they were apparently not fans of…
France. Curated. 