Wednesday, June 21, 2023

Paris at Lunch Time- a new vision of Elegance - LouLou

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  A panorama that could not be more Parisian, restaurant Loulou is connected to the museum des arts decoratifis (my favorite museum in Paris...
Tuesday, June 13, 2023

The most beautiful villages in the south of France - so many, where do I begin?

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  So where do I begin?, welt, that's easy..you need to not look any further than... Mougins Located in the hinterland of Cannes, as  the...
Friday, June 9, 2023

The 'only way to fly' is taking the train in Europe

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  Having just returned from 3 weeks in Germany, having taken the train everywhere,  was to me, the best and only way to travel. Exploring Fr...
Tuesday, April 25, 2023

Champs Elysees - is described as the world's most beautiful avenue, but only by people who have not been there for several decades.

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  In practice, it is a 'disaster' according to renown French architect, Philippe Chiambaretta. He says and I totally agree and most ...
Friday, April 7, 2023

Mimi Sheraton, New York Times food critic dies at age 97....

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  As a rule, I never, ever read food critic reviews, as rating food is so subjective. Ah! but I did read always ( and collect all of his boo...
Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Discovering the secret Paris that is hiding in plain sight.

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 A flaneur ( which, I think of myself as, for as long as I can remember) is a stroller, a loiterer, someone who ambles without apparent purp...
Friday, March 24, 2023

I'm embarking this May, on a new railway adventure that will take me across the heart of Europe - to explore the Belle Epoch of pre World War 1 Europe.

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  I'll be using my 1913 Bradshaw's continental railway guide which opened an exotic world of foreign travel for the British and Amer...

I'm back and ready to travel again

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  After 2 plus years of being confined to home, because of Covid19, I'm back and ready to travel, eat and drink my way through  France a...
Thursday, December 16, 2021

The New Paris Hotel Where You Can Sleep Under the Stars

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  A new hotel has just opened on the Right Bank (1er), Madame Reve and it's a WOW! But I hear you say, so many new hotels, so what's...
Wednesday, November 17, 2021

La Fontaine De Mars, a true Paris Bistro - nothing every changes and that's the way it should be!

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 I never recommend restaurants in France, because my eating habits and likes are so far different than most people, but today I'm feelin...
Wednesday, November 10, 2021

An unknown Abbey in the middle of France and its influence on one of France's greatest dress designers

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 In 1895, a young girl from a very poor family was sent to a local Abbey ( in the Limoges region) for schooling for 6 years. The Abbey house...
Saturday, October 30, 2021

The old age question from clients: Where in France can I go that has very few tourists?

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 That's easy to answer, there are many spots within France, one of my favorites is in the Normandy region, in an area named La Manche ( ...
Wednesday, October 20, 2021

Flavigny: Chocolate-box town

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  As a film fan. I'm always looking at where a certain film was shot. In France, there are so many locations.  In the heart of Burgundy,...
Wednesday, October 6, 2021

Switzerland - an amazing eyeful!

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 Just returned after three weeks from my sojourn around Switzerland. Its a small country, so I was able to visit every region and used the f...
Wednesday, September 8, 2021

After 18 months being house bound, I'm off to Europe,. more specifically - Not France, but Switzerland

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  Because at this point, France has to many restrictions in place and as hard as it is flying and traveling these days, I wish to make my tr...
Wednesday, August 25, 2021

After the pandemic, the question is , Is there any magic left in the world? - the answer is YES! Chateau de Mercues in France

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  Hidden France countryside  - deep in the heart of central France is the magical Lot Valley. Here you'll find a 13th-century turreted C...
Monday, August 23, 2021

Cruise the Seine

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  Many of the world's greatest cities have riverine settings, but not many of those rivers are worth following to the sea. Not so with t...
Wednesday, August 11, 2021

Chateau de Versailles, Le Grand Controle is France's most remarkable hotel.

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  For the first time in centuries, now people can sleep on the grounds of the Versailles palace without being royalty or courtiers.  A long ...
Monday, August 9, 2021

August 09, 2021 - after 18 months, we are officially open again!! Hurrah!!!

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  Time to get out your guide books and start planning. So many new exciting hotels have opened in France, I can't wait to see them all. ...
Friday, July 2, 2021

France is back! July 01, 2021 - Hurrah

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A journey, a home, a retreat, a refuge...   Domaine de Primard - the new dream 5-star hotel just 1 hour out of Paris. The former  18th-centu...
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Wednesday, September 2, 2020

Why BONJOUR is the most sacred word to French people and your entree into France

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  While greetings may not be much of a part of  life here in the USA, in France, the word BONJOUR is sacred. "Honestly, it may be terri...
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