Friday, August 27, 2010

LOUIS VUITTON - A MAGICAL NAME

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This is a first in a museum in Paris; the world famous brand exhibits trunks and luggage that made its world reputation. "Journey in ...
Tuesday, August 17, 2010

The Secret Cote d'Azur

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If you hanker for the easy, sun-kissed charm of St Tropez 50 years ago, then just look a few miles west along the coast to Cassis. To my min...
Friday, July 9, 2010

The Champagne Bus - Only in France!

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                           Paris sparkles at night! On the Champagne Bus Every Monday evening, O'Chateau ( the Paris wine tasting inst...
Tuesday, July 6, 2010

The French Riviera – Look Westward - 50's Chic Without The Lipgloss

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To many, including myself, the Cote de Azur ( French Riviera) has become a ‘theme’ park; what with over built massive ugly high-rise condomi...
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Friday, July 2, 2010

France Takes A Holiday..............Periode Estivale

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(France's President, Sarkozy and his music star wife, Carla Bruni at their villa in the south of France near Le Lavandou) The whistle ha...
Tuesday, June 29, 2010

A Different View of Mont-St-Michel - An Untourist View

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Most visitors to Mont-St-Michel see it and approach it from the south, The best way to take it all in, in a spectacular view, is to view it...
Thursday, June 17, 2010

Dreamin' Of Brittany Butter.............

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( Handmade Brittany butter by Jean-Yves Bordier) The Brittany coastline is a virtual lunar landscape of jutting rock formations, with pristi...
Wednesday, June 16, 2010

A Guilty Pleasure Found In Paris

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One of my food guilty pleasures since I was a boy, is the hot dog. Not the skinless, tastless things you see in the super market or at ball ...
Tuesday, June 15, 2010

DERRIERE - The “home away from home” restaurant

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If you are looking for something special and yet crazy,you must go to Derriere. The idea for this family apartment-style venue was to be a...

Shopping For A Cause In Paris

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A new concept store has opened in the Marais district,it's called MERCI, .It's a three-floor extravaganza with designer and vintage...

SAVEUR Magazine Taps Howard For It's Travel Advisory Board

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SAVEUR has formed an alliance with Virtuoso, an invitation-only network of the world’s finest travel specialists, to bring you dream travel ...
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Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Keys To The Kingdom in the Loire Valley

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Chocolatine, my agent in France just emailed me about a new pass in the Loire Valley that allows you at a discount to visit ten of the most ...
Sunday, June 6, 2010

Sunday Thoughts on My First Trip To Paris on a Sunday, a Long Time Ago

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Its Sunday and I am making my plans for another visit to Paris and France in November and my thoughts turn back to the fist visit to Paris, ...
Friday, June 4, 2010

Finding The Sweet Life in Southwestern France

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Southwest France according to many surveys in France is the number one place in the country ( maybe the world!) to live if you are seeking t...
Monday, May 24, 2010

Monday food thought....................

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"The only irritating thing about eating in France , is that when you are done, you are no longer hungry" - H.E. Lewis
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Wednesday, May 19, 2010

The South Of France - This Side of Paradise...... Found!

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This March, in my whirlwind trip, 3 week trip across France, I had the good fortune to be in the South of France and to stay at La Reserve ...
Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Paris - A Paradise for 13 - 19's - Parents Pay Attention!

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Paris – secondhand and retro clothes shops - Rue du Roi de Sicile, This intersecting triangle of streets in the heart of the Marais – the ...
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Friday, April 23, 2010

Viewing The Famous Bayeux Tapestry - A Secret Way To Avoid The Crowds

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Listed as a “Memory of the World” by UNESCO, the Bayeux Tapestry is an embroidery, 70 meters long, made in the 11th century. Celebrating the...
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Thursday, April 22, 2010

A Day Trip To Strasbourg From Paris - A City Of Flowers and Sauerkraut

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I have often told clients visiting Paris on a short stay, to use Paris as a base and do day trips into the French countryside. Provence is ...
Wednesday, April 14, 2010

D Day Beaches In Normandy - An Emotional Journey

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A few weeks ago, I visited one of my favorite regions of France - Normandy. I looked forward to my stay at the lovely Norman Manor house - ...
Wednesday, April 7, 2010

The French Brasserie - A Love Affair

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                    Gallopin - founded in 1876 - located just behind the Paris Stock Exchange Just one of my favorties - sit either in the...
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Monday, April 5, 2010

Paris - March Trip Report VIVE La France!

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In the following days, I am going to report along with photos on my whirlwind trip around France to check out new and old hotel favorites...
Sunday, April 4, 2010

An American In Paris - Returns.............And Is Not Happy About It!

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It's Sunday, 4th of April and I have just returned from an extended stay in France. My stays are never long enough and it is with a touc...
Friday, March 12, 2010

Give Me Meat, You Philistine, Meat!

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I am leaving for France for 3 weeks in a few days and my thoughts turn to some of my favorite places to spend a 3 hour lunch and one is near...
Thursday, March 11, 2010

J'ai Deux Amours - I Have Two Loves!

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The great American/French singer, Josephine Baker, whose signature number "J’ai deux amours, mon pays et Paris" ( I have two love...
Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Chocolate-Dipped in Paris - Psst!

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Opening this month in Paris, Choco-Story: A Gourmet Chocolate Museum is a delectable, sensual journey through 4,000 years of cacao bean hi...
Friday, March 5, 2010

Up a Tree In Provence – Literally!

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Located on the flank of a valley, on the edge of a protected wooded zone, with breathtaking views of the perched village of Saint-Paul de V...
Thursday, March 4, 2010

Burgundy Cyclorails - A New Way To Sightsee and Relax

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Burgundy has an extensive network of waterways and cycle paths, but for someone like me; a French "couch" potato, here is a new w...
Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Dining Outside in Paris - A New Choice

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(outside garden dining) In the sixteenth arrondissement of Paris, behind the discreet facade of the Marriott Renaissance Hotel ( don't l...

The Best Gypsy Jazz Bar In Paris

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With its upbeat swing of guitars, violin and the occasional clarinet or saxophone, jazz manouche is the music of Paris's Gypsy peripher...