Blogs from L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, Europe

13/6//23 l’isle sur la sorgue Woken in the middle of the night by a massive crack of thunder which was followed by heavy rain. And when you are sleeping in a motorhome you hear all the drops as they land on the roof I can promise you. Must have soothed us to sleep again as it was a bit later than normal when we woke. Had decided that lovely though Avignon is we didn’t want to do another city day, especially after getting a bit overheated yesterday. So we set out for L'isle sur la Sorgue, a pretty town about 20 miles due East. The traffic getting across Avignon is pretty horrendous but we made it safely out the other side and once clear of the city had a pleasant drive. We have been to L’isle ... read more

Sunday was a busy day. We left St. Remy early to make it to the fantastic outdoor market in Isle Sur La Sorgue. Parking was a bit of a mess, but after we luckily found a spot only a few minutes away, we walked to the bustling market place. Any kind of Provencial goodies you would want were sold a multiple stands here. I wish I'd brought a big bag to carry all of our purchases. After doing a lap around the enormous market which covered the entire town, we started on our second lap, euros in hand to pick out our picnic ingredients (and other souvenirs). Along with some excellent cheese and mixed olives, I found a lovely hand-woven grey wool sleeveless sweater, which I loved so much I proceeded to wear it almost every ... read more

This is a little special confessional blog from two people who love food and who have spent the last 8 months removing 35 kgs of fat from our bodies and now find ourselves in a foodies heaven!!! We are now pray daily that Africa will be our saving grace. Provence is absolutely nothing less than a food lovers heaven. At the end of our week of sampling copious varieties of terrines, tapenades, salamis, olives, 12 month old cheeses and breads, to die for, and all the seasonal fruits and vegies, plus the occasional glacee(French for the best icecream ever) plus a few little Ricards (ainisee) and le Vin --- on our last night in Provence we took ourselves off to a Michelin Hat world renowned Provence restaurant --- le Vivier...... for a super duper gastromomic ... read more