by Lisa LaCount | Apr 5, 2023 | Activity, Events & Holidays, Chateau, Chateau DIY, De Stress, Escape to the Chateau, Escape to the Chateau DIY Episode Recap, Event, Health Eating, Reatreat, Special Events, Travel to France, Uncategorized
Our retreat is a special week for those looking forward to relaxing and renewing with new and old friends, to taste delightful food, to travel a bit in the Brittany region and to nurture your body, mind and soul with guided gentle movement experiences. The Chateau is...
by Lisa LaCount | Apr 5, 2023 | Activity, Events & Holidays, Chateau, De Stress, Escape to the Chateau, Escape to the Chateau DIY Episode Recap, Event, Health Eating, Reatreat, Special Events, Yoga Holidays
Come to a Yoga and Foodies Retreat in beautiful, rural Brittany, France at a 15th century Château! The Château is rustic,historic, elegant and charming. Her flower gardens are gorgeous and organic, her pool warm and inviting. The grounds are both cultivated and...
by Lisa LaCount | Oct 8, 2022 | Dick and Angel Strawbridge, Escape to the Chateau DIY Episode Recap, Escape to the OTHER DIY Château, Health Eating, Living the dream
Prolific writer Dick Strawbridge was recently interviewed alongside co-author (and son) James Strawbridge on Sky TV’s Breakfast Show with Chris Evans to discuss the updated edition of Practical Self Sufficiency : The Complete Guide to Sustainable Living – where...
by Lisa LaCount | Sep 27, 2022 | Escape to the Chateau DIY Episode Recap, French Food, Health Eating, Living in France, Living the dream
We live in Normandy and sometimes we forget that our host nation closes for their daily ritual of lunch promptly at 12 noon. We happened to be in the Bricomarche today and we had lost ourselves in the lighting aisle when we were politely reminded that the shop was...
by Lisa LaCount | May 11, 2020 | Escape to the OTHER DIY Château, French Food, Health Eating
We recently posted a recipe from Michelin Star Chef Guillaume of Restaurant 1131 located at Abbaye de la Bussiere. It proved hugely popular so we decided to start a regular offering of “secret” recipes from innovative chefs. Today we would like to introduce you to...
by Lisa LaCount | Jan 5, 2020 | Activity, Events & Holidays, Chateau, De Stress, Escape to the Chateau, Health Eating, Reatreat, Sound Therapy, Special Events, Yoga Holidays
2020 is the decade where tourists of all ages are no longer opting for “adrenaline thrill seeking” holidays but instead they are desperately looking for respite from the whirlwind of their everyday lives. In this day and age, we are all taking an active role in...