Over summer, I stayed in the south of France between living in Lille and Paris. In my final month – October – I lived in Sanary-sur-Mer, a small town near Toulon on the French Riviera.
Last year, I uploaded a vlog with my first 100 days in Lille, which I’ve since made private because 1) I feel like it wasn’t very good as one of my first vlogs and 2) I had way too many personal thoughts floating around in those subtitles. But here we go again – more meanderingly melancholy musings on living in the cold north of France, this time my last 100 days in the city.
I’m currently travelling and working in the south of France (a temporary digital nomad, i guess). I based myself in Autignac, in the the département de l’Hérault en région Occitanie, for July… swimming, walking, eating (not filmed: markets, canoeing, cinemas). Bless this place, it’s really special.
I moved to France a year ago and this summer, in between living situations, I decided to stay in the south of France before finding a new home (thanks to Airbnb monthly discounts equalling rent payments!). In month two, I lived in Avignon, Provence. The city walls trapped in the 40-degree heat in a pretty stifling way. But there’s something about giving way to feeling hot and sweaty after months of grey cold. I love living a season (of the year and of live) in-between like this. Life is a house of cards, but nothing has collapsed by temporarily removing myself from the thick of life (read: busyness, opportunity, happenings) for something a little simpler, just for a little while.
It’s my third month travelling and working in the south of France for summer. After some time in Provence, I returned to Hérault for Sète, a marine town characterised by sparkly canals and overly accessible seafood. Je mangeais des huîtres au déjeuner tous les jours.
https://youtu.be/2MLSD8gk2XE A few days in summer; slow travelling. More vlogs