A love letter to culture, responsible tourism and slow travel
The Dordogne is a majestic region, packed with magnificent castles, a generous gastronomy and charming villages, nestled in the most beautiful surroundings. Visiting the most beautiful villages of the Dordogne is like stepping back in time. We had the chance to house- and petsit in the Dordogne for 4 months, Continue Reading
The Dordogne seems like a country on its own. From the dry limestone plateaus of the Périgord Blanc to the oaks of the Périgord Noir, from the Bergerac vineyards in the Périgord Pourpre to the rolling pastures of the Périgord Vert, there is one river that unifies everything: the mighty Continue Reading
I arrived in Béziers on the 31st of October 2020. I had never really planned on visiting, not in the near future anyway. But as we all know, 2020 had its own plans! We were house- and petsitting in the beautiful Dordogne region when President Macron announced a new lockdown Continue Reading
I always had this mental image of Nice baking in sunshine, its squares filled with painters and the terraces full of local Provençal delicacies… When landing at Nice airport in February, on my way to check out some of the prettiest villages in Liguria, I figured that reality could be Continue Reading