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Chocolat filmed in the quietest film location village in Burgundy

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Chocolat This destination is one of our favourites – Northern Burgundy. It is a much neglected part of France from a tourist standpoint. To the north is Champagne with its landscape of gently rolling vine covered hillsides. The towns of Champagne are steeped in wine making history and the money coming into the area keepsContinue reading “Chocolat filmed in the quietest film location village in Burgundy”

Come on a French Journey by Photography – Take a tour

All the photography was taken by myself on our visits to Paris and the French regions. I hope you enjoy them and please look up my stories of our travels on Amazon. My next book will be a tour around France starting in Normandy. I hope you will come with me and be inspired toContinue reading “Come on a French Journey by Photography – Take a tour”

Travels in France – Some photos for my next book

All these photos are taken from print film (Fuji) rather than digital images My fifth book about our twenty five years of French travel is due out in the spring of 2022. It is mainly new writing and sets out to tour France from Calais to the south and tour back round to the startingContinue reading “Travels in France – Some photos for my next book”

Pezanas – a remarkable encounter plus a fine local delicacy

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Please enjoy this excerpt from my forthcoming new French Travel Book – published Spring 2022 As you make your way south from Burgundy there is a very definite change to the climate and to the countryside. It becomes warmer, drier, and more fragrant. If you can stop the car for a while away from theContinue reading “Pezanas – a remarkable encounter plus a fine local delicacy”

Chocolat filmed in the quietest film location village in Burgundy

Travels in France – Some film prints for my next book

My fifth book about our twenty five years of French travel is due out in the spring of 2022. It is mainly new writing and sets out to tour France from Calais to the south and tour back round to the starting point. To accompany the text I have had to delve into some pre-Continue reading “Travels in France – Some film prints for my next book”

Provence and the South Photography to Enjoy as we look forward to travel again

Please enjoy some more photography from our travels in Provence. They compliment my French travel writing and these are available on Amazon including Kindle Unlimited. Hope you enjoy and you are all keeping safe and ready to travel again for real. PLEASE CLICK ON PHOTO FOR FULL VIEW

Claude Monet and his House at Giverny

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The story goes that Monet in his search for a house to accommodate his growing family set out one day by train from Paris and spotted what was then the tiny hamlet of Giverny. Standing out amongst the cluster of properties along Giverny’s long main street he saw from his carriage a long but lowContinue reading “Claude Monet and his House at Giverny”