Spring has arrived in Paris and with it the celebration of the spring vegetables and fruit that define the season far more reliably than the weather. While the sky might still change from beautiful, crisp and clear in the morning to offering a drizzle in the afternoon, the sight of plump, wildly red strawberries, bright … Read more
Ceret may be a popular destination for art tourists, hikers and long-term holidaymakers, but there are no souvenir shops (thankfully) and aside from picking up some art from one of the galleries and buying beautiful Catalan textile products from La Bohème, there’s little to buy – which makes the supermarket a great place to scout … Read more
What we are really loving about doing this Price Check series – more than forcing us to do comparison shops at every destination – is that it’s making us pay more attention to what’s on the shelves at supermarkets, rather than what we are buying, and is therefore helping us to understand what people are … Read more
A weekend in Perpignan is just enough time to give you a taste of this cultural capital of Southern France, a centre for Catalan culture with a long rich history and a mouthwatering gastronomic destination. The city’s gourmet shops and food stalls overflow with wonderful fresh produce, cheeses and charcuteries, teas, coffees, and natural wines … 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