Author Archives: kmazz
Excursions d’été: La Transhumance
Years ago, preparing for my first trip to the Abruzzo region of Italy (home of paternal ancestors), I read about the annual Transhumance. In the 1960s when the book had been written, the Transhumance involved many shepherds, tens of thousands … Continue reading
Posted in Mercantour, Nice, France, sheep, shepherd, Transhumance
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Excursions d’été: Marseille
What comes to mind when you think of Marseille? Crime? In fact, in 2012, one third of all murders committed in France were in the city. Drugs? A short boat hop from North Africa means all the illegal hashish you … Continue reading
Posted in expat, expat life, France, Marseille, Nice, France, Provence, Travel
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Excursions d’été: L’Esterel
For a long while, we’ve wanted to visit L’Esterel, in the neighboring department of the Var, westward along the Côte d’Azur. From the Promenade on most days one can see the outline of one of the massif’s biggest peaks jutting out … Continue reading
Posted in expat, expat life, France, L'Esterel, Le Var, Nice, France, Seillans, Travel
Tagged France, L'Esterel, Travel, Var
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Les Bestioles
The “déconfinement” continues. Restaurants and cafes will open June 2nd. The retailer streets are choked with shoppers. Parks are filling up with walkers and picnickers. My mind is on something else. The other day, inside the apartment, I spotted the … Continue reading
Posted in climate, expat, expat life, France, Nice, France, Tiger mosquitoes
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Le déconfinement
The sea was shining brilliantly early this morning when I ventured down for a look. Under normal circumstances, there would be swimmers in the water, but, in this seventh week of confinement, the sea remained unperturbed. I crossed the street … Continue reading
Posted in confinement, Coronavirus, COVID-19, déconfinement, expat, expat life, France, Nice, France, quarantine
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