“The Best Vacation Ever! We both want to tell you again what a WONDERFUL time we had. It was even better than our most optimistic projections. THE BEST VACATION EVER! Your tour is the only way to go. We’re afraid we’ll never find another tour that even comes close. We appreciated that there is not a lot of changing hotels so you can really settle in. When we arrived at the Mas des Carassins Hotel in St. Remy, it is exactly what you’d picture in your mind if you had to conjure up a charming inn in the French countryside. The hotel manager seated us in the garden and handed each of us a cool washcloth scented with lavender and we were served a refreshing drink. While we relaxed, our bags were being carried to our rooms. Before we went on this tour, we were a little nervous about the fact that we’d be eating dinner each night at this hotel, just in case we weren’t that impressed by the food. Well, not to worry! Not even the French kings were treated to food this delicious and bountiful. Every night we ate a five-course meal outside in the garden, starting with an aperitif (a glass of wine) and ending with a scrumptious dessert (and cheese, of course). The food was all so good and was prepared by an amazingly young chef. Between the food and the setting, dinner every night had a magical feel to it. As far as the sights we saw, Carol’s tour offers a nice mix of history, culture, food/wine and shopping. Marc and I took a tour to Italy last October, and although it was good, it was weighted too heavily towards visiting churches. Carol’s tour has a better balance. On our Italian tour, there were some days that were just packed too full of activities, leaving us too tired by the end of the day. Carol knows just how to pace things. We would generally arrive back at the hotel in mid-afternoon and have a few hours till dinner, during which time we relaxed by the pool or walked into town (ten minutes away) to shop. We hated leaving Mas des Carassins but did enjoy returning to Nice and being able to spend more time in that city.” Marc and Susan W. – Boston, MA