The Marseille Olive Oil soap is truly multipurpose – it can be used as a baby soap, as a stain-fighter in the laundry, for shaving, and as a kitchen soap.

Walking alone down the streets of Marseilles was not like walking alone anywhere else in Provence. Elsewhere in Provence there was a sense of mystery, a sense of uncovering something – a new friend, a new color, a new pastry, a new scent … Walking down the streets of Marseilles I found a sense of [...]

I was alone in this place where kings once walked.

Exploring without a guidebook takes me off the beaten path. No itinerary, no book, no maps.

Traveling solo for a woman can be an exciting, thrilling way to travel.

Walking down the wide, poplar tree-lined path that leads through what is now a sort of jardin, I couldn’t help but notice that the place had not changed in the hundred years since Van Gogh painted this tableau, maybe (probably, no, without a doubt) longer. The Roman sarcophagi lining both sides of the avenue lay [...]

My table this night is almost the same table that I sat at when I first visited the cafe four and a half years before. You can see it, it’s the one with the waiter in the painting.

Landscapes dominate Provence, and Saint-Victoire is one of the most well known …

Pasta, usually tagiatelle, with salmon in a rich cream sauce is a traditional dish in Arles.

Niçoise Salad is still somewhat of a mystery to folks who don’t live in the South of France. But it’s an easy salad to make if you have access to all of the ingredients.

Standing in line for my lunch was not the place to ask for a definition or explanation of the Thirteen Desserts. But over time, as I asked around, I gathered the following information.

Various locations in Provence July 8 – 13, 2010

Summer Solstice concerts throughout the South of France on June 21, 2009.

Saturday and Sunday, July 26 and 27.2008

There are cities in the south, both large and small, and tiny villages that haven’t changed in centuries. The towns of the south have been home to painters, photographers, musicians, writers, and actresses who turned into princesses.

Tell us about your favorite souvenir, that one you didn’t buy, from The South of France …