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Welcome to our Travel Blog about Southern France!
We are Liz & Phil D.,
On this niche travel website/blog, we will share our unabashed enthusiasm for the scenic Rhône Valley and its abundance of wines. We hope you’ll be eager to discover Côtes du Rhône with us!
He’s Parisian-born with over 30 years of adventures in the Gard departément in Occitane-Provence in southern France. I’m a Francophile Californian who has spent the last 20 years researching the history of the region (specifically medieval history and anything “secret.”). With some experience in story-telling and creating content, we think we can offer some unique insights to help you plan your trip to the region.
And of course, we love the wine.
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Our French Travel Blog Focus - Wine and History
This region, known by the appellation of AOC Côtes du Rhône, is a lesser-known gem, in our humble opinion. Compared to Provence in the east, Burgundy to the west, and Bordeaux to the north, the Rhone Valley is ripe for discovery.
On this blog we will explore the wines, winemakers, scenic countryside, castles, villages, and amazing gastronomy as we discover more as we slide towards retirement and a French wine country life. Cue the rosé.
On this site, we will bring together an array of region-specific discoveries from our personal adventures and les bonnes adresses (of which the French are famous for sniffing out) for our English-language readers (and others of course).
This is NOT a wine review site, as there are so many great ones already out there.
It is also not an official tourism site for the region, which is the Inter-Rhone.
A note for the boundary-purist: some of our articles will focus on areas and activities that are technically outside of the Rhone Valley wine region, for example, this article on the South of France.
An Insiders View - Our Terrace in the Occitan Region
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As we are new to this undertaking, your comments on our posts will be much appreciated!
If you fill out the contact form, we’ll do our best to get back within 3 business days (we still have day jobs).
If you follow us on social media, please note our handles are @OccitanLife -find links below. On these social channels, we plan to share our journey in renovating our nearly 200-year-old French country farmhouse, or mas (which is also available to rent on Airbnb and Booking.com)
This site does include some affiliate links, which will hopefully one day allow us to dedicate full-time attention to this blog from France.
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And finally, please remember to drink responsibly.