Author Archives: Steve and Judie Burman

What is a Bastide Town?

In their recent blog, Alaisdair and Barbara of St Louis Barge wrote about Antoine Laumet and mentioned that he was born in a small bastide village – we thought perhaps ‘bastide’ is a word that not everyone is familiar with … Continue reading

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Luberon Experience meets Caves & Castles

Or to be more accurate, Kathy & Charley Wood of Luberon Experience met up with Steve & Burman of Caves and Castles! It’s not often Slow Travel Tour group members get to meet up spread around as we are.  Kathy & … Continue reading

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Plan Ahead

It sometimes surprises us that clients leave it so late to contact us for their guided tour – sometimes we can help, other times not. This year, there is even more reason for planning ahead.  Visitor numbers at Font de … Continue reading

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