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Food Travel

Staying in French Wine Country

Heading To A Stay In French Wine Country It was time to leave the French Riviera after exploring from first Nice and then Avignon. Our next stop would be a brief stay in French wine country. We had originally planned a busy travel day to include stops in Nimes and […]
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Europe Travel

Exploring Around Avignon

Heading To Avignon We used Avignon as our base to explore for this stop on our 3 week tour of France. After our wild trip through the Verdun Gorge, we settled into our hotel. For dinner, we got a reservation for an Italian restaurant (La Strada) just down the street. […]
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Europe Travel

The Verdun Gorge Route

Drive The Verdun Gorge Route The original plan for transit from Nice to Avignon on this 3 week tour of France was a leisurely drive along the coastline.  But was reconsidered given our experiences with the continuing rain and clogged traffic on coastal roads. We missed the Verdun Gorge route […]