The Italian looking Village of Menton - ceded in 1860 as Price for the Unification of Italy I know nobody who does not love the Provence....

The French call it their crazy wind. Strong, cold and dry, it blows regularly down the Rhone Valley - except for the summer months. It...

Was plotting the course for our second week of sailing and looking for quiet bays to stay overnight. Would be a lovely to anchor for one...

Toulon Naval Base, two years after the Scuttling of the French Fleet on 27 Nov 1942 In November 1942, London was shrouded in the worst...

Fréjus on the French Riviera looks like a typical Provencal town. A quaint medieval center, the mandatory yacht harbor and long, yellow...

North-Western Coast of Corsica with the typical Mediterranean Shrub Forest Sailing along the rocky shores of the Mediterranean is always...

The Citadel of Ibiza and the old Town with its traditional white Houses For centuries, Ibiza was known as the “White Island”. To keep...

View over Monaco. In front is Monte Carlo, at the back The Rock and Port Hercule In Jimmy’z, Monaco’s glamorous and famous night club, a...

One of the Rose fields around Grasse About ten kilometers north of Cannes lies the old town of Grasse surrounded by hills which lead to...

These Peppers were sold in the Cours Saleya, Nice' weekly market One of the pleasures of being in France are the weekly village and town...

The Piazza dei Cavalli in Piacenza where the Claims Clearirng took place four Times a Year Early January I wrote a blog “Bankers are good...

This Bottle of Rosé from Portquerolle made it to St Barthélémy . Describing Rosé from the Provence feels like carrying water into the...

Most careers are made when someone steps into a difficult situation and resolves it. In our second week of sailing, we will visit Toulon,...

Fresh Goat Cheese with Zucchini and Olive Oil does not require Cooking but is so good During our first two weeks of sailing, we follow...

Legend has it that the French Riviera was discovered in the 18th century by wealthy, noble Englishmen who were on their grand tour...

When strolling through Nice, you get the distinctive feeling that the architecture is Italian not French. The old town and the...

The Can Ribas Vinery with the Tramutana Mountains at the back Wanted to write about Ligurian Food and Wine in this blog but then...

The regular readers of my blogs may have noticed my interest in sea level changes over the ages. In 2019 when we travelled from Corfu to...

Fort Mont-Alban built in 1557 between Nice and Villefranche-sur-Mer to prevent a repetition of the devastating Siege of Nice in 1543 by...

The impressive Entrance to the Canyon at Sa Calobra on Mallorca's rough western Coast For the last two years we were spoiled with views...