La Rentrée vibes...
Between post holiday blues and eagerness to get back to it - and my usual 5 new addresses if you want to immediately go away again! #59
Hello everyone, how have you been? Did you have a great summer?
You may have followed some of my holiday on Instagram and via the posts I published in the chat on Substack. If not, a little recap: we spent three days in Provence at the marvellous Crillon Le Brave hotel and then 10 days in Cap Ferret, where we rented a house and welcomed friends and families.
I will share my review of the hotel and my itinerary recommendations for Cap Ferret in future newsletters.
I had the holiday blues when we came back as we only went away for two weeks. Usually we add a third remote working week, which allows us to still enjoy the holiday spirit in the morning and in the evening at each end of the work day but we couldn’t do it this year. And work was immediately very busy, no quiet August month for us!
In a way it did help me to get back in the rythm and now that “la rentrée” /back to school is there, I am ready to embrace the refreshed energy and the sense of new beginnings that it brings.
I always loved La Rentrée as I loved school - yes I know, weirdo!- the smell of new stationery, the questions over which friends would be in my class, how the teachers would be…. it’s of course a bit different now as a professional but I’m determined to take it as an encouragement to achieve my goals in the last four months until the end of the year.
How do you feel about la Rentrée? Excited, relieved, depressed, energised? Let me know and if you have any tips on how to tackle it for others, do share in the comments.
Extra finds
Izz Getaway, Turkey
From €125 - Check latest prices and availability
Nestled in a lush forest near the charming town of Gocek, IZZ Getaway has 18 ecologically designed rooms and 14 villas, each with its own private pool and garden. Two outdoor pools and villas have private pools
Le Galinier Villa, Provence
From 194 Euros - Check latest prices and availability
In Lourmarin, facing the Grand Luberon mountain, a discreet 18th-century bastide – a country house typical of Provence – transformed into a guest house and apartments. It has an outdoor pool.
Bodrum Loft, Turkey
From £395 - Check latest prices and availability
Bodrum Loft was designed as a modern, sun-kissed Aegean village on the shore of the coast in Bodrum. The property is located on nearly 15 acres with uninterrupted sea views. There are a range of accommodation options – up to a four-bedroom villa – with unique design. Add a choice of convivial bars, a pool, spa and a gym, and you have a very relaxing place. A wooden deck dotted with parasols and floor-level cushioned loungers edges the adults-only infinity pool, with shrub-framed views of the Aegean beyond and is open 7am till 7pm. An oval pool for children – shallow and shaded – sits to one side.
Finca Can Martí, Ibiza
From 150 euros - Check latest prices and availability
Finca Can Martí is an agroturismo nestled in the northern end of the island of Ibiza. Dating from more than 400 years ago, the renovated finca focuses on sustainable tourism. Finca Can Martí offers 8 suites, each one equipped with a comfortable lounge/dining area, a kitchen (for the bigger ones), and a private garden or terrace overlooking the estate. There’s a natural swimming pool, as well as bicycles, a Moroccan hammam, yoga classes, and massages upon request. Children will like the donkeys and chickens roaming around.
Casa Soleto, Puglia
From 4900€ in low season, 7500€ in high season - Check latest prices and availability
In the heart of Salento, Puglia, this two-storey property dating from the 16th century benefited from the beautiful design talent of Studio Andrew Trotter and Marcelo Martínez. Having kept most of the original floors, the nonna’s kitchen or the internal doors (two of them being 300 years old), Casa Soleto has all the charm and character you would expect of a house from the seventeenth century. There is a small non heated plunge pool. It sleeps 7 to 9 people.
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