Tuesday, August 28, 2012

The French Thumb Their Nose at California - Hurrah! For The French!

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L ast month, the state of California put into effect a law originally signed in 2004 prohibiting the manufacture and sale of foie g...
Monday, July 30, 2012

The Ruins of Provence - An Adventure

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One of the greatest things about Provence is that there are ruins everywhere. From the well preserved Roman sites in Arles to the remna...
Wednesday, July 25, 2012

French women DO NOT WEAR EARRINGS.

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One of the joys of visiting France is always taken up by long hours hanging out at local cafes and watching the French world go by. I am a...
Thursday, July 19, 2012

One Of My Favorite Ways To Explore France - Hands Down

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  Barging is my favorite way to journey within France . Self-driving barging is something I do year after year. It’s a bit more work and you...
Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Paris Mall "Rats"...Need A Shopping Mall Fix?

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 Not that anyone going to Paris, wants to see another mall!, But if you need a Mall Fix , especially on a  Sunday ( when most things are c...
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Tuesday, June 26, 2012

A Lovely Find to Dine on The Ile Saint-Louis

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A friend of my family, Clarissa, a beautiful young lady ( who knows her restaurants because she is in the business in California and a m...
Thursday, June 21, 2012

The Best Kept Secret In France....

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Just a few hours east from Paris is Alsace, one of the loveliest and most picturesque regions in France. With its quaint towns and natural...
Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Just Back From France and am I Wowed!

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I have just returned from a long sojourn in France and thought in my many years, many, mind you, of traveling to each region that nothing ...
Friday, May 25, 2012

Whales in the Med? It's True!

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I had no idea there were whales in the Med! Or that you could get up close and personal with them on day cruises. So I was delighted to fi...
Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Paris Grand Palais - A Photo History and a Creme Cafe, Maybe?

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Not that I am big on musuem restaurants or cafes, but at the Grand Palais, I must admit I do like the new cafe. Inside the Grand Palais, th...

Here are some important updates if you are planning to visit Le Mont St. Michel and the Eiffel Tower this year and next:

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Le Mont St Michel: There are big changes here that you need to build quite a bit of extra time into your day. The parking area is a good...
Friday, May 18, 2012

A Secret Corner of Avignon to Find Some Serenity

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                                  Near the Palace of the Popes in Avignon (during the summer, in the heat of Avignon, the old city can b...
Thursday, May 17, 2012

You're The Top - 1930's Musuem in Paris

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The Thirties was a time of intense creations. Crazy years of economic prosperity and intense boiling of technics, industrials, socials, a...
Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Louis XIV railway carriages take to Paris-Versailles line

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Possibly the most glamorous local railway carriages in the world started operating on Wednesday between Paris and Versailles. They may l...

Sunday Dancing in Paris

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For a real treat, get yourself down to Rue Mouffetard, for the weekly dancing that takes place on SUNDAYS at the lower end of the street, ...
Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Breaking News- Parisian Cat Runs Five Star Hotel Le Bristol

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If you’ve got more than $1000 bucks a night to spend on a hotel in Paris, make it the Hotel le Bristol. Actually call me, as maybe I can get...
Friday, May 11, 2012

Enter a Lactose Induced Coma at Bordier's Best Butter In France Shop

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All of France agrees that the best butter by far is made in the historic port city of St Malo on the west coast of France  by the irrepres...
Thursday, May 10, 2012

Paris is the most expensive city in the world for ordering a club sandwich

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Although I love everything French, I am always exposed to be an American ( to my French friends) in my love (since is was 21 years old) fo...
Tuesday, April 17, 2012

60 Million Years in 45 Minutes............In Provence

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Discovered in 1902 during quarrying, the Thouzon Grottos remained intact thanks to its immediate preservation. Hidden Splendors of our plane...
Friday, April 6, 2012

One Of The Best Places You've Never Heard Of...

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At the end of May I am off for 2 weeks to visit and explore an area of France that most tourists have never heard of and yet it is one of th...
Monday, April 2, 2012

Dreaming Of France...............

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Benjamin Franklin once remarked: “Every civilized person has two homelands, and France is always one of them.” So, next time in France, yo...

Electric Bikes To Rent in Provence

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The weather was gorgeous in Provence last weekend (my friends in Avignon told me this morning). That weekend was the launch  for Sun-e-Bikes...
Thursday, March 29, 2012

Les Landes - Unknown Region To American Tourists..But OH!

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One of France’s regions that I have fallen in love with over the last couple of years is Aquitaine. Bordered by Bordeaux on the north and Bi...
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Friday, March 23, 2012

True Oysters in Paris That Are Not Farmed

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70% of oysters served in France are farm raised along the French coast and as good as they are, its the true ocean grown, wild oysters of th...
Monday, March 19, 2012

The Trendiest Desset In Paris Done Right.......

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Every Paris restaurant these days does Le Café Gourmand. While it seems to be a fixture on every single menu , along with the ubiquitous wa...
Monday, March 12, 2012

The Green Venice of France - One of Europes best-Kept secrets

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34 Miles from la Rochelle ( 3 hours by TGV from Paris) is an area known as - Marais Poitevin( Venise-Verte) - GreenVenice is a wetland wond...
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Friday, March 9, 2012

I Miss My Morning Cafe Creme....(also known as cafe au lait)

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"It was a pleasant cafe, warm and clean and friendly, and I hung up my old water-proof on the coat rack to dry and put my worn and wea...
Thursday, March 8, 2012

Paris Cocktails With A View

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Looking for a hip new bar in paris? check out la vue, with exactly that- a great view of the city. the place boasts hip djs, a funky menu, a...
Monday, March 5, 2012

Avignon - Across The River, What A Find!

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Just across the river in Avignon, home to the Palias des Papes, on the side called Villeneuve-les-Avignon is a find that seemes to be missed...
Tuesday, February 28, 2012

A Secret Paris Market...Well,..... Maybe Only to Us Tourists

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If you enjoy the Marais and are a history buff or a market troll, you must take the time to discover the oldest market in Paris : le Marché ...