These posts are about any getaways we do from our main destination, from day trips to weekends away.
Good Friday or Vendredi Saint is marked in no small way in the town of Perpignan in Southern France with the Procession de la Sanch. This slow, somber march through the streets of the old town opens the Easter Holy Week or La Semaine Sainte celebrations. Even when we arrived a few hours before the Procession de la Sanch, … Read more
“The town is alive – there’s always something going on,” Carl, our host in Perpignan, had told us when he took us for a coffee shortly after we arrived. “I’ll hear a trumpet and drums from my window and I’ll stick my head out and there’ll be a band and crowd moving down the street, … Read more
A weekend in Perpignan is just enough time to give you a taste of this mouthwatering multicultural destination in Southern France, which overflows with wonderful produce and fascinating neighbourhoods to discover. After a few days in Perpignan it quickly became one of our favourite French cities. Here’s our guide as to how to make the … Read more
“Walk, just walk,” was the advice we received from Carl, the owner of our petite weekend escape in Perpignan, when we asked him what we should do. “Oh, and eat and drink…” And so began a long weekend of food, wine, walking and conversation in Perpignan, one of Southern France’s liveliest cities, which we kicked … Read more
With its whitewashed buildings with blue shutters, colossal seagulls, and cobalt blue skies, Morocco‘s walled town of Essaouira, also known as Mogador, is an easy weekend escape from Marrakech. Our Weekend Escape to Whitewashed Essaouira A few hours drive away, on the Atlantic coast, a stay in Essaouira is all about the beach and sea: … Read more