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We are foodies. No doubt about it. We love exploring new restaurants when we travel and revisit old favorites. We seek out places that use fresh local ingredients and interesting food preparations. And we always like to try dishes that a region is known for. Here are our reviews of places we have dined in […]
Hermitage is a French wine appellation on the east bank of France’s northern Rhone wine region (south of Lyon). The region is deservedly noted for its Syrah-based reds (the only red grape permitted in Hermitage wines). Many of these grapes are planted on the minerally rocky granite and clay soils of the impossibly steep, …
Chateauneuf du Pape is one of the most famous wine subregions in the southern part of France’s Rhone Valley. But it wasn’t always that way. In fact, it barely existed until Pope Clement V relocated the papacy to the town of Avignon in 1309. Clement and subsequent Popes were so taken by the region’s wines that […]
The region that is now the country of Georgia claims a number of firsts: It was the first place in Europe to be settled by great apes or hominids (as evidenced by remains dated to 1.8 million years ago); It was one of the first areas to formally adopt Christianity (227 AD); and most importantly […]
Avignon France is on the Rhone River’s southeastern part of the country. It is known as the gateway of Provence. Many visitors use Avignon solely as a base for exploring the area, but the town is extremely charming and deserves sufficient time to explore. Avignon’s History The Phocaeans initially founded Avignon France in 539 BC. […]
Arles France is a coastal city in southern France. It was initially settled in 800 BC and became an important trading post. The Romans captured it in 123 BC and grew it into one of the empire’s largest and most important colonies. By 395 AD it had a population of over 75,000 and became the […]