All towns assert themselves through their architecture Bordeaux is no exception.  It is useful to delve into its street code system so as not to miss some of its unique aspects.Bordeaux could not be Bordeaux without its 18th centu…

In and around Bordeaux, I treat myself to a number of beautiful walks that simultaneously combine pure pleasure and the utilitarian. My strolls in Temple-sur-Lot are part of this. I always return thrilled, and equipped with a smal…

Salies-de-Béarn, a small town in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques is not a million miles from Bordeaux, and at the end of the journey there is the discovery of an unanticipated setting, the discreet charm of a spa town and an atmosphere a…