France Impressions

France Impressions is a blog about my travels throughout France. Travel is about embarking on journeys, discovering new places, its people, learning from others and in particular, learning about oneself. I believe travel is an art and I like to craft trips and tours around your personality, interests, desires and dreams. I undertake to open for you 'doors that are normally closed" thereby ensuring you gain access to exclusive experiences while introducing you to extraordinary personalities.

Nimes – The French Rome

Bastille Day - 14 July - where to watch the fireworks

The Route Napoleon – some of the most staggeringly beautiful scenery in the south of France

The Most Luxurious Speakeasy in the World, is of course in Paris! at the Shangri-la Hotel

In the shadow of the French Pyrenees, a confection unlikely in any other part of France or maybe the world!

Be Backstage, experience the best of gastronomy, five senses in the Kitchen of a Michelin star chef in the hills behind the French Rivera.

As with so many of France's most beautiful villages - the best views are from afar

1 Hour west of Bordeaux city is a wonderful seaside area called Arcachon

Paris cafe on the Seine

Frances 20 most beautiful villages…and then some

Can I have a bit more tartar sauce on my Salvelinus fontinalis? – The European government run a muck…

You say you’re a foodie, I say you are not, NOT unless this article excites you to eat in Lyon

The Morvan – Burgundy’s best kept secret

A return to the Paris Belle Epoch era with an historic perfume shop...

The passing of a great French Chef and my thoughts on what he and his fellow chefs did to degrade French Cuisine

Puy du Fou - A French theme park with better shows than Disney, with no rides

Hidden Passages of Paris - Galerie Vero-Dodat

Brittany's Mont Saint-Michael - a new way to view this most visited site in France

A stroll through Paris: from the Louvre to La Defense

Let's go back to the late 19th and early 20th Century - Let The Good Times Roll

Les Etangs de Corot - 10 minutes from Paris and yet 100 years also in time........

What region of France do I love the most?

The Secret Museums of Paris - Musee des Arts Forains

A SELF-GUIDED Wine Crawl inside the city of Bordeaux

Forget the English white cliffs of Dover, Etretat on the French side, out shines Dover

Canard (Duck) and Champagne - two things that are very French and so naturally.....

Sèvres porcelain, the grandest of ultimate luxury, artistic ceramics, was favored by European royalty, the aristocracy of the 19th century, and 20th century

A hidden corner of Brittany - The English Cotswolds comes to France

Food makes people happy....so when it comes to cheese shops in Paris...