Mazargues Commonwealth War Cemetery

At a bit over 900 metres above the blue and turquoise waters of the famed French Riviera, the Col de la Madone, a narrow twisting mountain pass road, beckons professional and not so professional cyclists alike. It is where now disgraced Lance Armstrong trained and gauged his readiness for the Tour de France. This past…

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Marseille restaurant tables surrounded by parked boats

I have been coming to the South of France, and in particular, Marseille, for about 15 years. In truth, Marseille would not have been my first choice of French towns to have a second home in. That said, it has grown on me. France’s second city is not really the city of the opening scene…

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