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Author and photos: Ming Taylor Date: October 2021 Many of us crave a late summer, short getaway, desperate for the sun on our backs ahead of settling in for the British winter months of darkness and gloom. After travelling to Italy many times the past few years and having a whirlwind holiday in South of France in the summer, Mallorca seemed like a good fit for a quick 5 day sunny rendezvous. Ca’s Xorc, Sóller Ca’s Xorc, Sóller Ca’s Xorc, Sóller After a thorough search on Inst

Author: Ming Taylor Date: July 2021 Question: Summer in Provence in one word? Answer: Magical. We took a direct train from Paris to Avignon which was just over 2 hoursand collected a car just outside of the station with Holiday Autos. Tip ifyou have booked with a specific car in mind, call them the day before tocheck what cars they have available in your category and reserve it -your car model is never guaranteed and can be frustrating and timely tonegotiate on arrival. Our o

Author: Ming Taylor Date: July 2021 On our second day at Crillon Le Brave, we hired a classic car for the day that the hotel helped us organise with Provence Classic Cars . This was most definitely the best experience of the entire trip. Run by a British family, Richard who was Chief Engineer for Ford in the 1960’s along with his Son-in-law began a long term restoration of a Jaguar E-type bought on eBay from New Mexico, riddled with bullet holes. The family have now moved to