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Jardin des Plantes Paris
A morning walk in spring in Paris is an inspiring event. I started at a café where I struck up quite a long conversation with …
Trolley Treachery at the French Market
If you visit the south-west of France you’ll soon discover that the French are devoted fans of the weekly market. The smaller ones are usually …
The Cathedral Labyrinths of France
Step into the great Gothic cathedral of Chartres and you literally step on to a mystery. Set into the paving stones of the nave floor …
Petanque a way of life in France
Anyone who has spent time in a small village in France has at the very least absorbed some sense of the importance of the ancient …
Classic French Dinner Party – The Easy French Way
Before I moved to France, I thought that French dinner parties were formal affairs with too many forks. I imagined elegantly dressed people sipping Champagne …
The Lavender Fields of Provence
Take a deep breath and let the scent of lavender indulge your senses when you’re in Provence in the summer. Here the lavender fields symbolize the …
The allure of the Haute-Savoie
Annecy … which breaks the heart in your bosom, it is so beautiful.” (Mark Twain) A bit of an exaggeration, I’ll admit. After all, my …
Abelard and Heloise – the French Romeo and Juliet
Paris is known as the city of love and in the famous Père Lachaise cemetery there reside together France’s most famous lovers – Abelard and …
Discovering Monet the artist at Giverny
I stood in the middle of a narrow path leading through Claude Monet’s famous water gardens in Giverny. On my left, I saw a crowd of …
The pros and cons of owning a vineyard in France
In 2005 Sean, my partner, and I gave up our city lives to pursue of our dream to create fine organic wines on a dilapidated …