Wednesday, November 17, 2021

La Fontaine De Mars, a true Paris Bistro - nothing every changes and that's the way it should be!

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 I never recommend restaurants in France, because my eating habits and likes are so far different than most people, but today I'm feelin...
Wednesday, November 10, 2021

An unknown Abbey in the middle of France and its influence on one of France's greatest dress designers

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 In 1895, a young girl from a very poor family was sent to a local Abbey ( in the Limoges region) for schooling for 6 years. The Abbey house...
Saturday, October 30, 2021

The old age question from clients: Where in France can I go that has very few tourists?

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 That's easy to answer, there are many spots within France, one of my favorites is in the Normandy region, in an area named La Manche ( ...
Wednesday, October 20, 2021

Flavigny: Chocolate-box town

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  As a film fan. I'm always looking at where a certain film was shot. In France, there are so many locations.  In the heart of Burgundy,...
Wednesday, October 6, 2021

Switzerland - an amazing eyeful!

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 Just returned after three weeks from my sojourn around Switzerland. Its a small country, so I was able to visit every region and used the f...
Wednesday, September 8, 2021

After 18 months being house bound, I'm off to Europe,. more specifically - Not France, but Switzerland

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  Because at this point, France has to many restrictions in place and as hard as it is flying and traveling these days, I wish to make my tr...
Wednesday, August 25, 2021

After the pandemic, the question is , Is there any magic left in the world? - the answer is YES! Chateau de Mercues in France

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  Hidden France countryside  - deep in the heart of central France is the magical Lot Valley. Here you'll find a 13th-century turreted C...
Monday, August 23, 2021

Cruise the Seine

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  Many of the world's greatest cities have riverine settings, but not many of those rivers are worth following to the sea. Not so with t...
Wednesday, August 11, 2021

Chateau de Versailles, Le Grand Controle is France's most remarkable hotel.

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  For the first time in centuries, now people can sleep on the grounds of the Versailles palace without being royalty or courtiers.  A long ...
Monday, August 9, 2021

August 09, 2021 - after 18 months, we are officially open again!! Hurrah!!!

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  Time to get out your guide books and start planning. So many new exciting hotels have opened in France, I can't wait to see them all. ...
Friday, July 2, 2021

France is back! July 01, 2021 - Hurrah

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A journey, a home, a retreat, a refuge...   Domaine de Primard - the new dream 5-star hotel just 1 hour out of Paris. The former  18th-centu...
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Wednesday, September 2, 2020

Why BONJOUR is the most sacred word to French people and your entree into France

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  While greetings may not be much of a part of  life here in the USA, in France, the word BONJOUR is sacred. "Honestly, it may be terri...
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Wednesday, August 12, 2020

"We'll always have Paris'..an update on when we'll be able to visit

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  I can't believe its been since January that I have worked on my blog..Time is racing by, but now I'm back. The pandemic has thrown...
Friday, January 17, 2020

Why are French shops asking customers to round up the price of their purchases?

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The next time you are shopping in France you might be asked 'l'arrondi solidare" and the question you are being asked is whet...
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Sunday, January 5, 2020

Paris Place Vendome - a smart , elegant and expensive neighborhood meets a bargain

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A place where Stomachs rumble to the the subtle scents of good regional food and the best sandwiches in town. The bistro Le Petit Vendome...
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Wednesday, December 4, 2019

A great chef has left us...

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Andre Daguin was a man committed to the defense of French terroir, the use of good products and above all, put the French region of Gascony ...
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Wednesday, November 27, 2019

Are French waiters really rude?

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OK, so French waiters can be a little cold-shouldered ( especially Cafe, ones) But what would you prefer? A serious professional who gets yo...
Sunday, October 20, 2019

Cole Porter once penned "I love Paris, every moment ,every moment of the year' Oh! do I!

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Once of the hundreds of pleasures I get from being in Paris , is to walk the numerous tree line streets. Emperor Napoleon III is responsibl...
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Wednesday, October 16, 2019

Restaurants worldwide today are noisy, loud music, uncivilized dinners, silly cuisine.. so in the future...for me I wish...

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Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Paris - French classic dishes are once again back on menus..Hurrah!

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Enough of the fancy, pretentious, minimal , foreign inspired, fusion nonsense   on French menus. A new crop ( actually old restaurants) are...