@traveltaster’s pick

Cabbage plants at Aix-en-Provence market (2)

Let your kids choose the cabbages

Produce markets are yummy places for children to learn about Mother Earth’s bounty, and Aix-en-Provence markets are particularly berry delicious.

French Connection

world wine travel map of 2050
Cabbage plants at Aix-en-Provence market (2)
Losing Weight in France
Rental bikes in Paris
Gordes by Philippe Janin
The Hotel Gounod, Saint Remy de Provence
Photographic tribute to Princess Grace of Monaco
The serene courtyard of the asylum which Van Gogh painted
Chateau de Bosgouet
Chateau for sale

While you were out this is what I posted on the blog

Epirus

Three great getaways in Greece

Tired of feeling like a sardine squashed with other sardines (and whales) flailing around on Greek beaches? Don’t like the seaside disco throbbing at 3am like a killer hangover? Here’s three places far, far away from all that jazz.

The island of Mykonos is still a major tourist destination

What tourists can expect in Greece 2013

What tourists can expect in Greece 2013: Beauty which has seduced travellers for thousands of years and maybe some unrest. Don’t let the troubled economics stop you – it’s still top notch for a holiday. I’m biased. Got a problem with that?

lipstick

Your cosmetics are still tested on animals

Here’s the awkward news: Your cosmetics are still tested on animals. Consumer magazine Choice has dished the dirt on which companies do and don’t. Next time you shop at duty free, think twice about the following brands.

…and more tasty posts

Cinque Terre, Italy

Travel deals in Australia, Europe, India, Peru

Taste for Travel recommends these discounted tours of Europe, India and Peru, and a lovely mid-week stay at Tower Lodge north of Sydney.

Franco Lania

Franco Lania: New York chef on the run

New York celebrity chef Franco Lania believes “food is the passport that brings people together, especially those from different cultures”. I catch up to him, briefly, for an interview with this ultra-busy man.

world wine travel map of 2050

World wine travel map in 2050

Say bye to Napa Valley and hello to Chateau Russia. Climate change will alter the world wine travel map of 2050.