Category: Guest Blogs

“You are nutcases!”  “What an insane idea!” “Don’t do it!” Just some of the many comments we received from friends and family when we bought ...

I’m an American. But you probably guessed that. Was it the Birkenstocks and knee socks? I’m also, at varying times, an American in Paris. That ...

As an author of historical fiction, I not only conduct research to get the facts right, but also to stimulate my imaginings of life in ...

Summer holidays are a cherished time in France when people enjoy the festivals and reunite with family and friends. There are famous festivals in southwest ...

It was mid-September, early evening, when I stopped at a two-story, white-painted, wood-framed guest house, outside of Marseilles. It appeared to be well-maintained although many ...

When visiting a famous trove of art such as the Musee d’Orsay, it’s easy (and understandable) to be overwhelmed and to head straight for the ...

There are three types of French music: 1) Debussy; 2) Edit Piaf; and 3) accordions. As a recent French homeowner, I felt compelled to adopt one ...

Four and a half hours south of Paris, in the region Auvergne-Rhône–Alpes, lies the Department of the Haute-Loire, an area you might easily overlook driving ...

I thought I had enough time. It was only 3:30 in the afternoon when I entered the gates of Montparnasse cemetery, just off Boulevard Edgar ...

As a woodturning afficionado, American Bill Lancaster was surprised to find out while at the American Association of Woodturners symposium in Atlanta, that there is ...