It’s just under two hours from Octon to Rodez if you shoot up the A75, but we have plans (of course) to see a few sights en route -- an abbey, a château, and a...
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ted off the day with a three-hour hike up the Cirque de Mourèze trail, cool off with a swim in Lac Salagou, and after checking into our hotel in Octon go for...
On Sunday afternoon after our visit to the little market in Salasc, Fred and I drove to our first “Big Destination”, a medieval village that was an important...
After leaving Bormes-les-Mimosas on Saturday, we drove for a couple of hours through traffic and past Hyères until we reached Salagou Lake, one of Fred’s...
On Friday – Fred’s and my last full day in Bormes-les-Mimosas – we all got a break from the kitchen with a day visiting friends of the family in Le Lavandou...
On Wednesday I promised I’d give you all a little inside peek into my experience “dining with the French family” during our week in Bormes-les-Mimosas together...
We finally made it to the beach on Sunday afternoon, then again on Monday first thing in the morning to have the beach to ourselves. Here are some of the...
Long post to catch up today! This covers Saturday and most of Sunday, including the TGV train ride, the pros and cons of renting a house vs renting an...
I'm finally escaping Paris for the first vacation since February, heading to the South of France with my partner Fred and his extended family for two weeks.
I'm so excited to finally have a special place to bring together everyone in the Secrets of Paris Community, from longtime supporters and new readers as well...