Last week I found myself in Pembrokeshire, Wales, taking part in a 14 mile walk across the Preseli Hills in aid of the Busoga Trust. It all started with a round robin email sent by Lucy Bakr of Saint Remy, Provence, to raise money for the charity that builds wells and water Walking the Golden Road on the Preseli Hills[Read More]
Places to visit
Photos from the Camargue
Whilst I was filming in Seattle, my sister Nicola went to the Camargue on a photographic trip and I asked her to write about it. I hope you will enjoy her beautiful photographs and the description of her time there. Having recently returned from Provence, I thought I’d Photos from the Camargue[Read More]
Peach Blossom and lunch in Arles
I recently saw a piece in The Guardian on Vincent van Gogh's Peach Blossom in Arles (1888) and it reminded me of the beauty of this short moment in Provence when the blossoms on the fruit trees carpet the countryside in shades of white and pink. There's a feeling of optimism in Peach Blossom and lunch in Arles[Read More]
Uzès on a cold winter’s day
Most people when they think of Provence, think of sunflowers, lavender, sunshine, blue skies, a glass of rosé wine and a handful of olives on the table. This is because most people who come here to visit do so in the summer months. However, for those of us who live here the Uzès on a cold winter’s day[Read More]
Lavender Fields and Giveaway
What comes to mind when you think of Provence? Olives, rosé wine, cicadas and of course lavender. Every year, around the end of June and beginning of July, parts of the Provençal countryside are transformed with the colour of lavender fields in bloom. It is like someone has Lavender Fields and Giveaway[Read More]
