Pont du Gard was the starting line for the Tour de France on the day we watched them cycle. Located about 35 miles from our villa, this...

Famous for its nursery rhyme, medieval bridge, and brooding Palace of the Popes, Avignon bustles and prospers behind its mighty walls. ...

Today is market day in Sainte Cécile Les Vignes. We took full advantage of our ability to walk to town from our villa in the vineyard. ...

A day of rest. Today we decided to stay home and enjoy the day by the pool at the villa. After being so active, visiting villages,...

This most famous of the Cotes du Rhône wine villages is inundated with tourists, and today we joined them! Châteauneuf-du-Pape means...

Up early today to get into Orange before they close the roads for the Tour de France to come through. As you can imagine, the Tour de...

Today is market day in Vaison-la-Romaine so we’re off to see what these markets in Provence are all about. The city is split in two by...

Today we did the wine route of the Cotes du Rhone with stops in Gigondas, Suzette, Malaucène and Rasteau. This is a prime wine region in...

From Monte Carlo we traveled 300 Km to Sainte Cécile Les Vignes in Provence. This will be home base for the next 2 weeks. A great place...

We drove here today from Italy to meet up with our friends Tim & Vicki from Vancouver. It was a bit of a hair-raising drive on lots of...

Today we got an early start and drove to Santa Margherita Ligure to catch our private charter to Portofino & San Fruttuoso. What a...

A 3.5 hour drive from Lake Como through the mountains and down to the sea to Genoa, then on to Rapallo & Sestri Levante The last hour of...

Everyone needs a lazy day and today this was ours. We had a leisurely breakfast then thought we’d rent a vapore (motor boat) to tour...

We awoke to beautiful sunshine on a glorious Lake Como day! Today, we’re going to explore Bellagio. After a quick breakfast we jumped...

We awoke to a fresh snowfall on the mountaintop at St. Moritz....and it’s July 15th! Rainfall turned to snowfall and the whole place...

After a beautiful breakfast and the mandatory Sunday Mimosas, without the OJ, we hit the road to St. Moritz, stopping in Guarda and Zuoz....

Well we weren’t able to outrun the rain. We had a water-soaked drive today leaving Austria and into The Engadine, a long high Alpine...

We’re on the road again and today it’s off to Salzburg, Austria, a city on the border of Germany with views of the Eastern Alps. The...

I’m in Day 2 of my Board meetings so Debb is taking over this blog today. We’re in the charming town of Kirchheim, Germany where I get to...

Goodbye Spain and hello Germany. While the flying time was only 90 minutes the travel day is still exhausting. From check-out at the...