Switch off in Village Castigno
Village Castigno PDF Village Castigno, a ‘scattered hotel’ in the Languedoc village of Assignan, has transformed a dying village into a vibrant centre for relaxation, creative workshops and wine-tasting… but forget about Instagramming it (published in Metro, 23 July 2018). The new winery just outside Village Castigno, a welcoming village hotel in the south […]
A weekend in Nîmes
A weekend in Nimes, The Times, 5th May 2018. With the opening of the brand new Roman museum opening in June 2018 (I was the first non-French journalist to visit), it seemed the perfect time to explore Nimes, its Roman heritage, and soak up the Mediterranean sun. Read the article here Or here: A weekend in […]
Road trip from Collioure
For Sunday Times Travel Magazine’s 2017 Total Guide to France, I wrote several pieces, among them this road trip along the Vermilion Coast from Collioure to Banyuls-sur-Mer and back. Collioure road trip A jazz band is blocking the street in Collioure. The four hipster dudes with pork pie hats strum, bang and bop to the […]
Total Guide: Seaside France
For Sunday Times Travel Magazine’s August 2017 issue, I wrote more than 4000 words about Seaside France in a variety of different formats. This included: Two longer pieces on the Roussillon coast and Roscoff (including the Ile de Batz), Top tens on best seaside hotels, secret coastal towns, sun-drenched beaches, lazy seaside meals, ways to […]