Thursday, November 15, 2012

Christmas in Paris in 2 Minutes

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Monday, November 12, 2012

Christmas - a Return To Sanity in Paris

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If you were in Paris last year ( as I was) I was very unhappy with what was done along the Champs Elysees. So, I was very pleased this mo...
Thursday, November 8, 2012

Autumn In Burgundy - Is There Anything More Beautiful

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Here is a photo from Burgundy taken by the best guide there - Colette BARBIER

My Paris Tradition...Cafe Sitting and Dreaming...

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I am off to Paris in a few weeks, and one of the many things I look forward to is cafe sitting. One of my favorite cafes to sit in and wa...
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Monday, November 5, 2012

Rouen - A Must Visit When In Normandy...

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I am off to France to visit Normandy and Brittany in a few weeks and I can't wait. Any visit to the Normandy region must include a visit...
Friday, November 2, 2012

Be-Breizh is the Breton Word for Brittany

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Would you expect a 9 year old  in the USA to eat and enjoy an oyster? Naw, that is why I love France and its people,culture, food, and espec...
Thursday, November 1, 2012

Love The Life - I Am Off to France and.............

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To visit two of my favorite areas - Normandy and Brittany . As the old Chinese saying goes, one picture is worth a 1000 words, so in that ca...
Friday, October 26, 2012

Pressed Duck - The Last Bastion of This Wonderful Dish is only now in One Restaurant In Paris - Enjoy!

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The La Tour d'Argent is, YES!  maybe a very touristy ( but so is the Eiffel Tower and Mont Saint-Michel) and over priced ( for sure)  b...
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Friday, October 5, 2012

Any Month is Always April In Paris for Me

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Happy Friday......................
Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Club Med In Provence - NOW, Wait, before you say no ....

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First of all, Club Med is not what it use to be ( get that out of your mind) - today its a an 124 acre resort all-inclusive vacation for al...

Ballerina For A Day - For Young Ladies Of All Ages

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Adults have monopolized Paris as one of their favorite playgrounds for so long that we tend to forget all the amazing experiences and discov...
Monday, September 24, 2012

Vespa Tours Of Paris

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                                              Driving a Vespa!!! Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck popularized it in the 1950's with ...
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Thursday, September 20, 2012

The Cotentin Peninsula - Normandy - Seaside France - Unspoilt

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Located between Normandy and Brittany, this unspoiled region is rarely visited and yet offers sandy Atlantic beaches, dapper little ports an...
Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Pilot Your Own Boat - On the Canals Of France

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I know, I have said it once, if not twice and now three times, but one of the best vacations I have ever had in France ( and I have done thi...

My Thought For The Day

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Food to me, is a source of gratification and thus that is why I love France. In France ( as far as I'm concerned)  mealtime is the hi...

Visit France's White House - The Elysee Palace

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In Paris, The President's home, the Elysee Palace will be open to visitors once a month, the last Sunday of the month. The French, no...
Monday, September 17, 2012

Mont St-Michel - Experienced From Another Point Of View

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Explore the secret side of France's most visited site, Mont St- Michel. An island topped by an 11th-century abbey built by Benedictine...
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...