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Tag: Aix-en-Provence

Adventurer's Index, France, Letters From Provence / June 4, 2015

Aix’s Elegant New Art Center

As a place to stroll down narrow, centuries-old streets or to shop for field-fresh food in near-daily markets, the city of Aix-en-Provence is without peer […] Read More

Adventurer's Index, France, Letters From Provence / May 25, 2015

A Moment of Respite in the Slow Lane

I confess. There have been times in the last week that I’ve craved life in the slow lane. This morning, after breakfast with my host […] Read More

Adventurer's Index, France, Letters From Provence / May 21, 2015

In Aix-en-Provence, a Moment of Kindness Across Cultures

We’ll call him Bernard, this man who touched our lives today.  I wouldn’t wish to offend by using his real name. This morning, Luca, one […] Read More

Adventurer's Index, France, Letters From Provence / April 5, 2015

Ah Aix: There’s Nothing Quite Like Revisiting an Old Flame

It’s a giddy feeling, almost like looking forward to a college reunion when you’ve heard an old girlfriend is on the list of those coming.  […] Read More

Adventurer's Index, France, Letters From Provence, Uncategorized / February 21, 2015

Monet, Renoir and Me

Room 255 saved my sanity yesterday.  No, I haven’t been committed to an asylum yet like the tranquil setting in Saint Remy where Vincent Van […] Read More

Adventurer's Index, France, Slow Lane / February 14, 2015

Winter in Boston? I Think I’d Rather Be in Provence

As Valentine’s Day approached last year, Kathy and I window-shopped in Aix-en-Provence, admiring the variety of heart collages, shoe arrangements and other creative if sometimes […] Read More

Adventurer's Index, France, Galleries / January 24, 2015

Hills to Great Heights: Eastern France from the Sea to the Alps

Adventurer's Index, France, Galleries / October 19, 2014

Memories of French Cuisine

Adventurer's Index, France, Galleries, Uncategorized / September 5, 2014

Bon Voyage! A Final Round of Photos

Adventurer's Index, France, Galleries / August 31, 2014

Guarding the Centuries: The Statues of Provence

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I’ve never measured a successful trip by how many destinations I can circle on a map or check off a Bucket List.  To me the best journey, and the best ravel, moves more like a good conversation. It ebbs and flows. It rarely rushes, but it’s also animated and unpredictable. It is filled with banter and laughter, and invites participants to linger rather than march forward inexorably like a tightly wound clock. Want to have dessert?  A second glass of wine? A detour in a back-alley artisan’s shop? A pause at an overview by the side of the trail? Why not. Read more. 

 

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