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The countdown to summer is here! With lots of European airlines offering January and February sales, many people are planning their...

Well it’s been go-go-go here in South West France - harvest season is finally here! The rolling vineyards have been brimming with...

The south west of France is well known for its high quality food and wine. In this area of Gironde there are simply too many good...

Markets are part of daily life here in France, especially so in the small towns and villages near Cousserat, where many locals go to buy...

Things to do and places to see when visiting Saint Émilion. Saint Émilion, approximately 40km east of Bordeaux and 60km west of Bergerac,...

Well, my promise to self to write a blog post each month has been broken. Still, as I'm practicing mindful self-compassion at the moment,...

First of all, what happened to July? It passed me by in the blink of an eye; probably because we had lots of family visiting us, which...

#Bordeaux #Gironde #VisitBordeaux https://www.bordeaux-tourisme.com/ When I told one of our guests last year that visiting Bordeaux was a...

We are surrounded by vineyards at Cousserat and one of our criteria when buying our home and gite business in South West France was that...

We’re almost 5 weeks into Covid-19 lockdown in France as I write this, my first blog. Let’s hope my ‘promise to self' of continuing this...