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A-Z Guidebook: Issigeac, France

Welcome to the A-Z Guidebook Link Up. If you would like to join, read the A-Z Guidebook tab at the top of the blog and write a travel post relating to the letter of the month. * Remember, if you don’t have a location that starts with the letter, you can select the alternate theme. This… Read more

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It’s all about the Cheese – Rhone Valley

It’s no secret that I love cheese.  In fact, it’s hard to find someone who doesn’t love cheese, but I know they are out there.  Does anyone love cheese more than the French?  I think not.  Last year as part of our more than bite sized adventures, we stayed at the municipal campground in Tournon-Sur-Rhone… Read more

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Champagne Tastes

I mentioned in my travel blog about our visit to the Champagne region in France.  We stayed in Epernay, home to many of the big Champagne Houses but also a centre for many smaller producers.  At 25 000 people, it’s a lot more manageable than Reims (but a darn site bigger than Tanunda). Our stay… Read more

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Macarons MkII – St Emilion

In August I wrote a post about those delightfully crunchy and light as air confections known as Macarons.  They are very in vogue at the moment (always in vogue in Paris), ticking all the boxes in the current craze for Afternoon and High Tea.  Sweet, light and in an amazing array of delicate pastel shades… Read more

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The Greedy South West

The produce market is alive and thriving in regional France. Towns in the various regions or departments have a market, each on a different day of the week, allowing producers and stall holders to visit and sell at each town. Recently, I visited a market in the town Issigeac in the Dordogne in South West France… Read more

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