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Dordogne


TWO WEEK QUARANTINE
August 25, 2020

I’m home from a lovely relaxing few weeks in the Dordogne and now have to self isolate for two weeks. TWO WEEKS when they’ve only had one confirmed case in the local area where I was staying. What a blow […]

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A MONTH IN THE DORDOGNE
August 26, 2019

A month in the Dordogne was just the tonic I needed to step away from my life for a minute and reboot. To be honest, it was more fill my boots than reboot - with rosè, coffee, figs, cheese, croissants, chocolatines, baguettes, tomatoes, tapenade and the rest.

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ISSIGEAC MARKET
August 16, 2019

Issigeac Market, Aquitaine in the Dordogne region of France is one of the most frequented of the Sunday markets and people come from far and wide. It really is one of the most quintessentially French markets you could hope to find and made even more spectacular by being hosted in one of the prettiest towns in the area, with a spectacular church in the main square.

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STILL LIFE
August 12, 2019

The little rural cottage where I’m staying in the Dordogne is perfect and time has slowed down significantly. I can see why this sort of country farmland living is so appealing for busy lives in London. Pockets of the house […]

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GARLIC AND ROSÉ INFUSED
August 10, 2019

I’m in the Dordogne, the romantic backwater in rural Aquitaine. Much less busy than the South of France, unless it’s market day. The view from the little rural cottage where I am based for a month is of lush vegetation […]

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A FEW DAYS IN FRANCE
April 19, 2019

I have just spent a few days away in France, staying near a little town called Eymet, in the South West Dordogne region and not far from Bergerac. Eymet is a beautiful, typical Bastide town layout which includes an open […]

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