The sensuality of Provence
There is something about Provence that I can’t quite understand. It has a way of enveloping you, of transporting you from the everyday and it makes you feel as if you are living life in slow motion. The rest of…
LatitudesLife: a new portal and a new article on Rustrel
Dear Skandorinis, how are things with you? I would like to share 2 great pieces of news with all my Italian-speaking readers. The first one is about the new portal of LatitudesLife, which is the online travel magazine I often…
Le Sud: I travel, therefore I am
This is a happy story This is a happy story. It is the story of a window of freedom in the midst of the pandemic. It is a series of adventures and discoveries that took place in the south of…
Le Sud: banal?
Banal “Surely France will be banal for you”: this is what an acquaintance wrote to me a few days before my departure. I must admit that at the time I didn’t pay too much attention to it: I was too…
Le Sud: daily life in Beaucaire
Why Beaucaire Over the last few years, in various events where I’ve been asked to talk either about my travel books or about travel in general, one of the most frequently asked questions has always been: how do you plan…
Le Sud: churros, baguettes and halal
Many people have asked me how and what I ate in France during this experience. Some have asked with genuine interest, others with ill-concealed preconceptions about the cuisine of our friends across the Alps. In continuing this saga of travel…
Le Sud: boats and cemeteries
Coriandre, Piki Mongué, Lil Dracula of the Waters, Saint-Amour, Xanadu My house was close to a small harbour and those boats were my first image of Beaucaire: when I arrived in the late afternoon, the sun caressed them while the…
Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer
After all, at least in part, I was a plant It feels like early summer: the sand I am lying on is warm, I can feel it soft on my back as I look at the completely cloudless sky. In…
The Abbey of Montmajour
At some point in your life, you will find yourself travelling from Arles in the direction of Avignon. You will be close to the Luberon Massif and the Alpilles. In this magical area of Provence, I recommend you visit the…
Montpellier
You thought my French stories were over. But no, they aren’t at all. After a short Venetian break (you can read it here), today I felt like telling about Montpellier, which was the largest and most populated centre I visited…