French Country Adventures

10/08/2024

Come join one of my tours!

6 alternative ways to get outdoors in this part of France...

13/07/2024

I don't take my clients there anymore as it's changed so much, but this is a beautiful video into the past.

13/07/2024

A wonderful view into the past. I don't take my clients there anymore as it's changed so much.

02/07/2024

This is so unbelievably HORRIFIC!

Today the United States Supreme Court overthrew the central premise of American democracy: that no one is above the law. It decided that the president of the United States, possibly the most powerful person on earth, has “absolute immunity” from criminal prosecution for crimes committed as part ...

19/06/2024

The U.S. needs to add this and civics classes back into the curriculum. We need to build citizens like the French do.

In France, anyone looking to graduate with a secondary school diploma must pass an hours-long philosophy exam, which usually takes place in June, in addition to more prosaic subjects like maths and languages.

19/06/2024

Oh my. what a sordid group of holier than thous...and yes!

First, a follow-up to last night’s letter on foreign affairs: Russian president Vladimir Putin visited North Korea today for a meeting with leader Kim Jong Un, who greeted his visitor personally as he got off the plane. Putin is looking for more weapons for his war on Ukraine. U.S. national securi...

30/05/2024

My latest article featuring the very special, Perry Taylor

Illustrator Perry Taylor, an expat living in southwestern France, skewers and celebrates rural life in Gascony.

26/05/2024

22/04/2024

Earth Day!

During her confirmation hearings in 2021, Interior Department secretary Deb Haaland promised “to responsibly manage our natural resources to protect them for future generations—so that we can continue to work, live, hunt, fish, and pray among them.” Noting her Indigenous heritage, Haaland twee...

21/04/2024

In the middle of my Edible Provence tour. The beauty of the country side never dims. Olive trees and wildflowers outside of Beaumes de Venise.

08/04/2024

Early this Sunday while driving the quiet country roads though bright yellow colza fields, amidst the bucolic landscape of the Gers, I didn’t see another car for miles,

28/02/2024

It's time to discover the other South of France.

Plan a trip to Gascony, AKA The Other South of France, and its medieval villages, armagnac brandy distilleries, and pastoral landscapes.

26/02/2024

These basic French words and common French phrases will have you speaking like a local on your next trip to France.

29/01/2024

If you're looking for a place to stay in the Camargue....

22/01/2024

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My latest blog post from the small tour group I belong to, Slow Travel Tours

On a drive through the southwestern French countryside around my home in the Gers, départment 32, the heart of Gascony where all roads feel like back roads.

10/01/2024

Absentee ballots for US Citizens abroad

08/01/2024

A post from one of my clients who will be taking another tour with me this year to the Pays Basque.

Le château de Castelmore à Lupiac (Gers) où serait né le célèbre mousquetaire est en vente. Deux acquéreurs se sont présentés : les collectivités locales pour un projet de musée national et un patron de la grande distribution...

18/11/2023

Look at the section of the most beautiful gardens in France. I'm thinking of going off the beaten path further in 2025, what do you think?

"The Joy of Exploring Gardens" by Lonely Planet takes readers on a journey to some of the world’s most uplifting gardens.

10/11/2023

Waverly Root, James Beard, M.F.K. Fisher, Julia Child and Elizabeth David, among many other passionate epicures, owe their enduring legacy as culinary writers and adventurers to Maurice Edmond…

10/11/2023

Bon appétit!

“The Taste of Things” is the latest movie to luxuriate in France’s gourmand tradition, a safe way of attracting audiences outside the country.

07/11/2023

My latest Slow Travel Tour post on Slow Eating in France

Anyone who has spent time in France is impressed by the ceremony that surrounds the growing, marketing for, cooking and sharing of food. The French excel at enjoying the moment.

04/11/2023

My latest article from Perfectly Provence about the beautiful Camargue

27/09/2023

The history of coffee in France is a tale of kings who loved its taste, wily salesmen, celebrities who couldn't get enough of it....

14/08/2023

For people who love to travel and are looking for out of the ordinary, slow travel experiences, Gascony is the land that time forgot...

08/07/2023

Bon apétite!

How French cuisine became beloved among status-hungry diners in the United States, from Thomas Jefferson to Kanye West

07/07/2023

Made this the other day...simply delicious!

This recipe is for a delicately sweet dessert whose elegance should not distract from its ease (it can be made while the rest of dinner is in the oven) Make sure you have fresh berries, and serve the result warm We call for blueberries or blackberries here, but feel free to try it with whatever seas...

06/07/2023

Just when you think it can't get more strangely perverse...

Yesterday the official account of the Republican National Committee tweeted Independence Day greetings with a graphic of the Liberian flag, which has one star, rather than that of the United States, which has fifty. Even more troubling was the tweet from Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) attributing to fou...

30/06/2023

It's Time To Follow The French!!

06/06/2023

Join my Edible Provence tour next year and enjoy fabulous food, cooking classes, beautiful villages, convivial company and the joys relaxing and being pampered at Le Prieuré La Madelène.