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That’s the offer from Tasha Powell and Barbara Pitcher, two creative north Americans who spend much of their time in Provence. Tasha works as a food stylist with celebrity chefs, cooking and styling for cookbook authors.  Food styling for TV and feature films is a major part of her work. She completed her Cordon Bleu program at a Michelin starred restaurant in the Luberon.  Barbara Pitcher is a well-recognized Canadian-Italian artist presently living in Provence, France, where her husband’s work drew her family eight years ago.  You have perhaps seen one of her exhibitions in the area? She started out in the fashion business, followed by a 25 year career in event planning worldwide.
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The pair have found a beautiful riad as the base for the holiday which focuses on cooking, yoga, eating and enjoying the cultural opportunities in Marrakech including the Yves Saint-Laurent museum and the Jardin Majorelle.

What’s included

  • 6 nights accommodation
  • 5 healthy dinners at the riad including wine pairing and 3 lunches at the riad
  • 3 cooking workshops featuring Moroccan specialities:  tagines, pastille, salads
  • 7 yoga sessions (the last evening session will be a sound bath with Tibetan bowls)
  • Excursion to the Atlas Mountains in 4×4, lunch in a Berber guesthouse
  • Excursion to Jardin Majorelle and the YSL Museum
  • Spice Market tour; Souk & Medina tour
  • One dinner off-site with entertainment
  • Tax, transfers, tips
  • Transfers to and from the airport.

Dates: October 11-17th. Similar trips are planned for 2023, for Marrakech and Sicily.

Further information is available on their website above.  Note that flights aren’t included.

Marrakech is a stimulating, unforgettable destination.  This provides an excellent opportunity to enjoy it in the company of like-minded spirits.

 

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There’s only one island in the Bouches-du-Rhone with trees and that’s the Ile Verte, off the coast of La Ciotat.  It’s just a 10 minute hop by navette from the Vieux Port of La Ciotat to this tiny island which is just 430x260m.

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You may remember announcements about the large-scale developments planned for the airport – read here: https://aixcentric.com/2017/12/10/marseille-provence-airport-news-2/

So what is the latest on these plans, given the massive impact of Covid on air-travel this year? (more…)

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Eurostar announced late yesterday that services to Marseille, as well as Avignon and Lyon, due to start last month, won’t now run at all during 2020 or 2021. (more…)

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The gleaming new Nimes-Pont-du-Gard station opened in January as a busy interchange on the TGV network.

Travellers can reach Paris Gare de Lyon in 2:49hr;  alternatively they can take services to Lyon and Lille in France, or travel south via Montpellier Sud de France to destinations in Spain through the Renfe network.

Nimes itself is 14km/8 mins away by TER.

Read more here: https://www.sncf.com/en/passenger-offer/nimes-pont-du-gard-new-station-benefits

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Even more destinations to add to the growing list from Marseille Provence Airport.

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Ryanair have just announced that they are to fly to 11 new destinations from Marseille, making 40 in total.  Click below for the schematic.

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Ryanair has announced 16 new destinations to visit from its base at Marseille-Provence Airport, a batch of 9 in April, with 7 to follow in October.

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