Beyond Paris (page 2)
Day trips and the rest of France, plus the trains that get you there.
Jefferson in France - the Ultimate Travel Blogger!
Thomas Jefferson – Traveling in France 1787 was a great year to be traveling in Europe. While Catherine the Great was making her epic journey from St.
A Break from Paris
February may be one of the best months to be in Paris. It is certainly one of the cheapest months of the year to fly there!
Pool in a Harem comes home to Roost in Russia
Sometimes it takes a theft for an artist's work to be appreciated - and even better publicity when the work of art is returned as was the case with Jean-Leon Gerome's Pool in a Harem - which was…
Short Journeys - Spring Cleaning
Mireille Guiliano writes in latest book “ French Women For All Seasons” – “Sometimes we must make do with a short interior journey, such as focusing on a simple task – the French woman’s zen.”…
Book Review: French Women for all Seasons by Mireille Guiliano
French Women for All Seasons : A Year of Secrets, Recipes and Pleasure By Mireille Guiliano, Alfred A. Knopf, New York 2006, 350 pages.
Transport Yourself
Music is everywhere in France and you don't necessarily have to stay within the confines of Paris to find great concert venus.
More on Grandparent's Rights in France
As promised to Paris Blog readers in Scotland, here's an update on grandparents’ rights in France (and in Europe).
Eurostar in 2007
This November, Eurostar will have a new terminus in London, St. Pancras station rather than Waterloo station. Londonlogue.com gives you details about the St. Pancras station and its surroundings.
Paris to Kazakhstan- The Visa Chase
Here is one really good reason to start your Kazakhstan trek in Paris- if you haven't already thought about it.
Surfing French sites
So if you're looking for more in depth French lessons, I'd recommend taking a look at Jet Society .
Happy New Year, 2007 - Wherever you may be.
Even if you may not be in the City of Lights on New Year's Day, there's something reassuring about knowing that Paris is there - the Eiffel Tower lights sparkling.
Eat, Drink and Be Merry!
Helene Bry writes for Le Parisien today that the focus for the French in 2007 is on staying healthy and enjoying life. She notes the trend of the age 55 and up crowd i.e.
Highlights of 2006
The end of the year is the time one remembers the best moments, in particular the places to which one has traveled - and wants to go back again as soon as possible.
Tracking Santa
Forbes.com reports on Air Tran Airways new sophisticated satellite tracking system: Satellite-based Aviation Navigation Tracking Apparatus (S.A.N.T.A.) It's good to know that while we sleep, someone…
Paris New Year's Eve continued
In truth, the best place to spend New Year's Eve is wherever your loved ones happen to be.
Thought for the Day
What would have happened if Louis XV had married Empress Elizabeth of Russia rather than Marie Leczinska of Poland?
Thought for the Day
Many years ago, I sat in a room facing three professors who would spend the hour asking me questions about twenty works of literature including The Red and the Black by Stendhal.
Easy Giving: Salvageable Medicine
If you're in Paris, one of the easiest ways you can do some good is by cleaning out your medicine cabinet.
In the Spirit of Holiday Giving- why I am stingy!
You may have heard about some of the scandals back in the eighties about rock concerts staged to feed the world - and the money ended up - well who knows where?
Starting a business in Europe vs. starting a business in the US
Several months ago I spoke with Kym Court at the Tea & Tattered Pages bookstore about the problems of trying to start up a business in France.
Don't be shy!
Maybe you've enjoyed reading Paris Blog but have never bothered to post a comment.
Paris Museums Big and Small
The Louvre Museum holds approximately 35,000 works of art. The Memorial Art Gallery in Rochester,New York has a much smaller collection.
Thought for the Day: Being a Virtual Person and Honoring Ancestors
Part of the reason some of us end up living in Paris is fulfilling the wishes of our ancestors.
Sunny Days in Normandy
When Jim and Chelsea Wills came to visit us in Paris and Normandy several summers ago, he videotaped our lunch and visits to local markets in Honfleur and Thiberville.
Puppy Love
Today's Le Figaro newspaper reports that a woman was arrested in Marbache (Meurthe et Moselle) for housing 349 dogs in a 100 square meter room. She was sentenced to four months in prison.
Mushrooming in France
Yes, it's mushroom season again. Each year, toward the end of October, we continue the Gohon family tradition of mushrooming in the Touraine region of France (which falls conveniently in the vicinity…
More on Versailles
No two visits to the same place will ever be the same. I'm really glad that we arrived so late in the day on a Sunday afternoon even though we knew that Sundays had to be the worst day of the week…
Meeting Parisians
The best place to meet Parisians is outside of Paris. Over the weekend, we were in a medieval village called St. Suzanne to celebrate the birthdays of some very dear friends.
32nd American Film Festival at Deauville
The American Film Festival started yesterday (Saturday) and will continue through till September 10th. This year a highlight will be the hommage to Claude LeLouch who directed "A Man and a Woman".
Camembert on my mind
Today, we made our second trip to the little village of Camembert in Normandy in the past two weeks.
Parisians in Normandy
Eric and Lila live and work in Paris, so it's always a surprise when Eric comes to Normandy to discover how much he knows about plants and animals.
World War I Veterans - Not Forgotten
"I started this collection as an hommage to those that lost their lives for France during the Great War - or World War I - including my great grandfather as well as the Americans and English - who…
Beyond Musee du Quai Branly
According the International Herald Tribune story "For Some, a museum hits close to the heart" by Caroline Brothers, one museum goer from Senegal stated "on the African continent, there is nothing…
Dining in - in Normandy
Does anyone remember ‘I’d walk a mile for a Camel’? That came to mind during dinner with friends last night. Bruno and Martine told us how many kilometers it took to pull together a meal for friends.
Going to Paris on USAir? Pack a Lunch
I don't like to complain about any flight that makes a safe landing. Being a fearful traveler , every flight that leaves on time, flies over the Atlantic with minimal turbulence is a '10' in my book.
Museums: Baby Carriages
Being a baby carriage ambassador is not a responsibility to take lightly. During our stay in France, certain responsibilities have fallen into our laps: promoting canopy beds was one project, but…
Sister Cities: Rochester Riots vs. Paris Suburban Riots
In Chris Christopher's documentary on the July 1964 Rochester, New York riots, many of the same issues were brought up that exploded into the news arena last November in Paris suburbs.
Enroute to Paris: Temporarily Detained in Rochester
I wasn't expecting that one of my first ten 'hot of the press' copies of The Fearful Traveler's Companion https://www.iuniverse.com/bookstore/book_detail.asp?&isbn=0-595-358160 - 30 travel essays…