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Features
 The unique, and slightly eccentric Var Village Voice celebrated its 10th Anniversary in 2005. It continues to gather readers from all over the Var region, helping them enjoy everything the Var has to offer from local village events, to major summer festivals, helping them socialise, have fun, and join in the activities of the numerous expatriate organisations dotted around the region.
 Regular
features include the superbly witty
wine articles by Ian Parkin on the vineyards of the region.
These down-to-earth, at the same time entertaining and well
informed pieces strip away many of the snobberies associated
with the whole arena of wine appreciation, inspire one to
try new vineyards, explaining all the complications that
go into making good, sound wine, and help you plan your
future wine buying trips. Incredibly knowledgeable, Ian
gives his 'apercu' on the region's wines, plus entertaining
highlights on many of the characters to be encountered in
this idyllic region.
For a recent sample of Ian Parkin's wine articles, click here
Trencherman
 Restaurant
critiques are penned by the indefatigable eater-out and
critic "Trencherman" Socialite and inveterate
name-dropper, aka Michael Aalders, who roams far and wide
throughout the Var and elsewhere, bringing his trophies
in the way of good eating-places, from the super de luxe
four star establishments, to simple bistros, back to the
VAR VILLAGE VOICE for everyone to savour. Witty and entertaining,
tongue-in-cheek, his pieces reflect the background of so
many VVV readers, who have travelled and experienced life,
hotels, and restaurants all over the globe.
A
collection of some of his highly entertaining articles for
the VVV have just been published under the title "OUT
TO LUNCH IN PROVENCE" by Kenneth Mason Publications
Ltd.
Try a sample of Trencherman's trenchant wit and helpful restaurant suggestions here!
Michael Milenski , a laid back Californian from Long Beach was previously General Director of the Californian Opera, he now lives in the Var and contributes regular articles and comment on opera and other musical events, to be found not just in the Var, but all across the Mediterranean . He has harnessed his skills for the past couple of years on behalf of VVV readers organising special trips to such places as Genoa , Barcelona , Lyon special opera performances, combining short trips with visits to wonderful museums, architectural wonders and other sites to be seen, including the local cuisine. The now diehard members of the VVV Opera Group are even contemplating a visit to San Francisco for a performance of Porgy & Bess in June 2009.
Here is a sample of Michael's feature articles for VVV, “Opera this summer 2008” taken from the May edition of VAR VILLAGE VOICE - download here.
 Recently Juliet Young joined the VVV roster of writers. Long time resident in the region, a marketeer and translator of French books; with a sharp, observational eye and witty pen, she discourses entertainingly about Gastronomy in all its various guises - last April she devoted her efforts to the dangers and angst of snail rearing, May saw her foraying into the high Alpes in search of one of the region's most succulent - and smelliest - goat cheeses, Banon! One never knows where she will get to next.
And
Edward Marshall – IT specialist, who left the UK to
set up his own computer consulting company, here in the
Var, at www.marshallconsulting.fr
Edward tries to keep readers on track with IT developments,
and solving their computer problems.
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