Thursday, January 20, 2011

IF YOU WISH TO 'SPEED' IN FRANCE THIS YEAR - DON'T!

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Charles Bremner, The London Times Correspondent and one of my favorite reporters, just posted this warning on his London Times Blog this mor...
Monday, January 17, 2011

Bike, Eat, Drink and Sleep - Come and Join Me On A Burgundy Bike Trip.

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Not being one prone to do any exercise, it’s the Lewis Code , Mind You - A few years ago I was forced to do a biking weekend in the wine co...
Thursday, January 13, 2011

Your Valid Passport, MAY NOT BE VALID....BEWARE

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VERY IMPORTANT; Because of the state of the world today, when traveling, many, many countries now require that your valid passport must be...
Monday, January 3, 2011

Winter In France - Means Only One Thing - The World Is Your Oyster

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As Cole Porter once wrote: “I love Paris in the springtime. I love Paris in the fall. I love Paris in the winter when it drizzles, I...

England - VAT Rises to 20% for 2011..................Bah Humbug!

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( last minute shoppers on Oxford St before the 20% VAT goes into effect) My trip to London in October was brightened because in 2010 was the...
Thursday, December 30, 2010

2011 Happy New Year!

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My Find for Paris - 2010.......A wow!

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In October of this year, I visited a new 5 star boutique hotel on the right bank   called Le Burgundy . Just walking in the hotel lobby, al...
Thursday, December 23, 2010

Merry Christmas From Paris..............Joyeux Noel & Bonnes Fetes de Fin d'Année

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Photo of a rose in the Place Vendome after some snowfall the night before
Monday, December 13, 2010

France...A" Few Of My Favorite Things"......................

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As Christmas approaches, the lyrics to one of Rodgers and Hammersteins most beloved songs...'My Favorite Things..' I start to think...
Thursday, December 2, 2010

Jardin ( gardens) of France - Loir et Cher - Notes from an Unabashed Romantic

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On my recent trip to France, I stayed in Paris and also spent a week in the area just north of the Loire Valley, called Loir-et-Cher. Its ra...

It's Good To Be King, or at least a Prince or Princess - Chateau de la Barre

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In October, on my recent visit to France, I had the great good fortune to stay with the Count and Countess ( Marni and Guy, if you please) a...
Monday, November 22, 2010

Now you can cross the street anywhere in Paris......................HA!

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Charles Bremner, my favorite London Times Reporter from Paris, wrote this this morning.................................................. ...
Friday, November 19, 2010

La Maison d’Elise – A restaurant to Satisfy Both the Spiritual and Secular ( Le Mans)

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On my recent visit to France, I stayed in the Loir Valley (not to be confused with the Loire Valley – although they are only 1 hour apart a...
Tuesday, November 9, 2010

London's new Pedi-bus Tours

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Having just returned from a wonderful trip to the French Loire and Eure-et-Loir valley and then on to London for a few days, I will report m...
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Friday, October 15, 2010

Edwardian Super-Size Me.........

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On the 24th of October, I am off once again for France. This time, I will spend 3 nights in the lush Loire Valley at the 400 year old chatea...
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Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Reminder! Online Eiffel Tower Reservations

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More than seven million people visit the Eiffel Tower each year. Just a reminder that online reservations are open for business and traveler...
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Thursday, September 16, 2010

Images Light Up Le Baux in Provence - One of my favorite "WOW's in Provence

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Hailed as “one of the most beautiful villages” in France, Le Baux is perched high above the Provence countryside with views of Arles, the Ca...
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Friday, September 3, 2010

The Hamptons of Bordeaux - A Secret Spot for Tourists to France

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As the labor day holiday weekend approaches and 2.5 million Los Angeles citizens are getting ready to flee the city, I sit here and dream of...
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 ...