Honeymoon in Provence, Episode 268
Join Us in France Travel Podcast
Annie Sargent
4.8 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 26 January 2020
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
On today’s episode Annie Sargent brings you a conversation with Denise Tham from Canada about her 10-day honeymoon in Provence. The newlyweds stayed in Avignon, visited Arles, the Pont du Gard, Uzès, drove around the the Petit Lubéron (where they found a lovely bed & breakfast listed below), and ended in Marseille.
How to Plan Your Honeymoon in Provence
Listening to this episode will make your own honeymoon planning much easier because Denise did the hard work: she found great accommodations, great restaurants and she even figured out the best way to get around in Provence!
Transportation in Provence
Provence is tricky because there are places you can't get to without a car. And yet there are times when having a car in Provence makes everything difficult because there is nowhere to park!
Denise and her husband used a combination of train and car rental, which is the best way to proceed. You definitely don't want to hold on to your rental car in large cities in Provence because parking will drive you nuts!
On the other hand, parking in small Provençal villages in late September / early October wasn't an issue. The key is to plan ahead and book your rental in advance because last-minute car rentals cost a fortune in France!
Is Marseille worth a Visit?
In this episode we also discuss the age-old question: is Marseille a good place to visit in Provence? This conversation starts 35 minutes into the episode, but to summarize, we both think Marseille is a wonderful place if moving around multi-cultural environment feels natural to you.
What if You Don't Want to Use Airbnb?
More and more people are weary of using Airbnb. Denise found great places to rent through Booking. To find the gems, go to this page, then scroll down and on the left you'll see a lot of criteria, including Apartments, Villas, Hostels, and price range. It's worth mentioning because a lot of people don't know it's a possibility!
Provence Accommodations Recommendations
Maison d'Ulyse near Pont du Gard
Le Clos des Eydins in Bonnieux
Restaurants Recommendations
Denise’s husband is a chef, so they paid attention to restaurants and have great recommendations for lovely places to eat.
La Fourchette and L'Agape in Avignon
Lunch and L'Occitane Spa at La Maison d'Uzes
Bistrot le 5 in Menerbes
Le Petit Cabanon and Le Bistro du Cour in Marseille
Click play to listen or if you'd rather read our conversation click on transcript. You'll also find Denise's notes by visiting the guest notes.
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| 0:00.0 | This is a join us in France episode 268. |
| 0:04.0 | Bonjour, I'm Annie Sergeant. |
| 0:06.0 | And on a typical episode of join us in France, |
| 0:09.0 | I talk with someone who's visited cool places in France |
| 0:12.0 | and tells us about it. |
| 0:14.5 | About once a month I chat with my friend Elise, who is a licensed tour guide in France and |
| 0:20.5 | loves to talk about local history and art. |
| 0:23.6 | And some episodes are just me, |
| 0:26.1 | demystifying France for you because as a French person |
| 0:29.6 | I want to give you the tools you need to have a great time in France and man are |
| 0:34.8 | there a lot of misconceptions about France circulating out there. On today's |
| 0:39.8 | episode a conversation with Denise Denise Sum from Canada about her 10-day honeymoon in Provence. |
| 0:48.0 | They stayed in Avignon, visited Arla, the Pont du Gar, Uzas, drove around the pettie luberon, and they found a lovely bed and breakfast |
| 0:58.8 | there that she recommends, and Marseille. |
| 1:02.4 | Denise's husband is a chef, so they paid attention to restaurants and have great recommendations for lovely places to eat. |
| 1:10.0 | They did this trip with a combination of train and car rental which is really smart |
| 1:16.2 | show notes for this episode are on Join Us in France.com |
| 1:20.7 | for a slash 268 that's the number 268 and if you're planning a trip to |
| 1:27.2 | France so the site is chock full of great resources you should check it out. the way. Bons. Bonjour Denise and welcome to join us in France. |
| 2:07.0 | It's very nice to have you all the way from Canada. |
| 2:13.4 | Yeah, it's good to be here. |
| 2:15.8 | So today we're going to talk about your honeymoon in Provence. |
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