Thursday, May 30, 2013

Marie Antoinette For a Day - Rowing On the Versailles Place Lake

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Next time you visit the Palace of Versailles, you might consider seeing the palace grounds by row boat.  You can rent them by the half-h...
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Sunday, May 26, 2013

CV-2 Tours of Paris and Outlaying Areas of Paris - a Fun Way to See the City...

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" 4 wheels under 1 umbrella" ... it is in these terms that Pierre-Jules Boulanger, director of Citroen in 1935, describes the co...
Tuesday, May 21, 2013

As Jay Gatsby said: "You Can't Repeat the Past? ...Why of Course You Can!" ...in Monaco

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F Scott Fitzgerald's short life was restless. He never set down roots, instead drifting from glittering 1920s New York and France to Sw...
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Friday, May 17, 2013

La Rochelle and Ile de Re - A Little Bit Of Food Heaven Before Heaven

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La Rochelle ,( a little over 3 hours by TGV from Paris)  is a 10th-century fishing village that by the 13th century had evolved into t...
Thursday, May 16, 2013

Over 4000 Champagne Producers in France...Where Do I Begin?

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Just one hour from Paris is Champagne; a region unlike any other wine region in France. To visit, where does one start, a few years ago I s...
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Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Wildlife Safaris in France

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Today in France, More and more wildlife parks are now proposing lodge stays.                                       Right now, there ...
Thursday, April 25, 2013

Paris Restaurant Find of the Month, Maybe the Year!! - A Meat and Potatoes Winner - L'Atelier Vivanda

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If you are not aware of Parisian John Talbott and his food blog, you are really missing something. His tastes and mine seem to be in lock-st...
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Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Paris Sings - Step back In Time and Enjoy Singer Berthe Sylva

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Monday, March 4, 2013

French Countryside Beauty and then the Reality of War

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Last December, while staying in the Normandy peninsula of Cotentin, I made a day trip across the lush peninsula from the west coast to t...
Wednesday, February 13, 2013

The Art Within Nice - Night Tour by Tram

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There is no better way to get around Nice than on the modern tram and every Friday night visitors can join a guided tour that combines a tri...
Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Tour de France - Dates Where Hotels Will be Impossible to Get Rooms

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I want to let you  know that this year the route of the Tour de France visits some of the most popular places in France. You may want to ...
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Thursday, December 27, 2012

It is easy to disdain Monaco...BUT............

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It is easy to disdain Monaco. To be honest, I used to do so, dismissing the principality as nothing but a high-rise ghetto for tax avoider...
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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...