In Straight Trippin', OC friends and family share tidbits from their latest travels. This time, London contributor Alice Tate share snaps from her recent trip to the sleepy Aix-en-Provence.
Names: Alice Tate
Occupation: London OC contributor and freelance lifestyle journalist
Travel destination: Aix-en-Provence, France—home of the very sweet, delicious Calisson (marzipan and royal icing delicacy)
Carry-on necessities: Headphones, lip balm, and a pen—I'm terrible at sitting still but when I do, ideas tend to come thick and fast!
Reading materials: Escapism, a brilliant free London magazine that inspires far too much wanderlust
Most over-played track on your iPhone this trip: "Can't Do Without You" and "All I Ever Need" by Caribou (the new album, Our Love, is epic!)
Favorite outfit to travel in: Opening Ceremony's Fingerprint Skinny Jeans, Band of Outsiders' Stitch Boxy Shirt, and EYTYS' Mother Canvas Sneaker, with all my possessions crammed into my overly full IKUMI backpack
Highlight of your trip: Visiting the Klimt show at Carrières de Lumieres, one of the most incredible art spectacles I've ever experienced. The completely immersive experience sees you in a giant, cold quarry with jazzy Klimt projections bouncing across every stone wall, floor and ceiling, accompanied by classical music. Also, Aix-en-Provence is stunning, but equally so is the empty pool and Hammam at the Renaissance Aix-en-Provence hotel.
Souvenirs you brought back: Calisson, the local date of origin-stamped delicacy, and as many bottles of the local red wine as British Airways would allow
When in France... eat well. The freshest of sea bass with colorful zucchinis. Photos by Alice Tate
Turns out Picasso's asylum was damn pretty.
On repeat: Caribou "Can't Do Without You"
So French! (Yes, a lot of wine was consumed on this trip)