Amazing Lozère, least populated in France
A panic attack by my seat mate punctuated my visit to Lozère, France’s least populated area. After leaving the rugged Tarn River Valley our van was climbing a windy road to a...
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Ever tasted horse?
This market in the Place d’Aligre neighborhood of Paris included a butcher selling horsemeat. Me either. But I understand it’s often eaten in France and every time I get a menu on...
Provence food best thing I ever tasted
A potato pissaladière with sardines and anchovies was one of the best things I tasted in Marseille. To battle this long cold winter, my daydreams turn to Provence, the scenic crossroads of...
Visit France and Baltimore in December’s travel
The December travel section was delivered to readers on Sunday with the second part of my Provence series about the towns of Aix-en-Provence and Arles, towns which are 50 miles apart and...
Marseille has newest park in France, fabulous hotel, bouillabaisse
The Notre Dame de la Gard basilica, which guards the Marseille harbor, was the view from my room at the new Intercontinental. Hotel. The newest national park in France is near Marseille,...
Making soap in Marseille
Make your own soap at this tiny shop near the Old Port of Marseille, where soapmaking has been a tradition for hundreds of years. The mistral, which roars across the south of...
Eating eel and bull meat a Provencal treat in France
Ingredients for bouillabaisse are sold at the waterside morning fish market in Marseille Eating in France is always an adventure and regional specialties help to underscore the sense of place. Bouillabaisse, which...
France by train
It’s been a lovely week traveling by train in the south of France, challenging at first in dealing with an unfamiliar mode of transport mode of transport in a language I don’t...
Two-Michelin stars for lunch at Le Castellas
Our table at Le Castellas awaits, but one of us got there first and left his water bottle. That’s me, third from the right, with members of our press group visiting the...
Shop Narbonne Market for tastes of the south of France
The Marche covered market in Narbonne is open from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. seven days a week. When I stepped into the covered market in Narbonne, in the south of France,...
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