CONTACTS

    For info on La Souqueto B&B and/or courses email info@petracarter.com or ring +33(0)468 407718.
     
    To read my blog click on FrenchFlakes, then select the category you are interested in.
     

    LANGUEDOC LINKS

    • For a website with all sorts of valuable information on living or holidaying in France see FE Languedoc Roussillon
       
    • To hire fully equipped bicycles (mountainbikes, family bikes or roadbikes, including child seats, tagalongs and trailers) in Minervois, talk to Phil Donnison at www.mellowvelos.com
       
    • For wine tours in the Roussillon by Dublin-born, Perpignan-based Cathie O'Flynn - oenologist and viticulturist - see www.catalanwinetours.com
       
    • Visit www.vinenvacances.com for 1-day vineyard tours in the Minervois and Corbieres organised by Wendy Gedney of the Wine Wise Company

    • For a French B&B with an Irish flavour (stunningly located on the Orb river and owned by Jacinta and Thierry Delahaye) check out www.haciendadesroucans.com
       
    • To view the website of Salleles' unique Patchwork Museum (which also houses a large art gallery), click on Patchwork Museum
       
    • Click here for other cookery courses in Languedoc, south of France.
       
    • For unpretentious food and a nice atmosphere check out river-side restaurant La Garenne in Mirepeisset
       
    • Have a look at Restaurant En Bonne Compagnie for French food with a modern twist, served in a charming restaurant that overlooks the Canal du Midi in Homps
       

    IRISH and OTHER LINKS

    • Check out Irish recipe, food and wine website Greatfood.ie - Ireland's most popular food and wine website with tested recipes, ingredient features, wine articles and reviews, and hints and tips on cooking.
       
    • Prudence publish my food column Budget Bites but they also offer tips and advice on getting value for money in fashion, beauty, travel, lifestyle and personal finance. Check out Prudence Magazine
       
    • My fabulous kitchen was made by Axel Bontes, a talented Dutchman in Ireland... visit his website at www.offthewallkitchens.ie

    • For 4-star self-catering accommodation in a magnificent stone house in Pontoon, Co Mayo, West of Ireland see Pontoon House
       
    • For charming self-catering cottage accommodation near New Ross in Co Wexford, South East Ireland, check out Fruit Hill Holiday Cottages
       
    • Check out Kenyaways Kite Village for a dream holiday on the world's most beautiful beach! Linzi Kennaway is your host and teacher if you want to learn to kite!
       
    • To view Olivia Kennaways wonderful fashion design click on the community-driven, ethical and environmentally aware Lalesso