Just before the holidays, I spent a weekend in London, visiting friends and taking in the holiday cheer in this constantly changing city. These were some of the highlights: Borough Market Borough Market: An outdoor market - or technically a complex of markets - by...
This week's get-to-know-Paris challenge is to order a new dish at a French restaurant. I am guilty of always sticking with the same dishes. There is a pretty high probability of me ordering scallops or cod at any given French restaurant. But sometimes it's good to...
Readers often ask me for Paris hotel recommendations. Until recently, I was always forced to answer that as I lived in Paris, I didn't stay at hotels in Paris. All my specific recommendations were always second hand and based primarily on location, i.e. on what I do...
This week's get-to-know-Paris challenge is to attend a sporting event in France. Even in the winter, there are events all the time: soccer, basketball, rugby... Click here for the Paris Tourism Office's listing of upcoming event and information on how to purchase...
This fall, I went to my first annual Assemblée Générale des copropriétaires, or General Assembly of Co-owners. We were summoned to this General Assembly meeting by an official convocation. Sounds like the shareholder meeting for Coca Cola, or maybe a third legislative...
This week's get-to-know-Paris challenge is to try a new French recipe. Whether you are a seasoned chef or not much of a cook at all, why not try something new? Une éclade de moules Here's one idea: Julia Child's Beef Burgundy... yum! Or Reunion Rum Punch? Brioche and...
I hope that you all enjoyed a wonderful holiday and got a little break from work! For me, it's been a time of transition and all the excitement but also the logistical hassles that go along with it. So I was very happy to have a lazy and relaxing holiday: spending...
This week's get-to-know-Paris challenge is to climb up something, anything. There's nothing like a bird's eye view of the City of Light. Notre Dame Here are some ideas (for the athletic and not-so-athletic/elevator-assisted): Notre Dame The Arc de Triomphe La Butte...
My article, Off the beaten Parisian track: 7 French spots to discover, has been published on Ma Vie Française's website. That is one off-the-beaten-track site for every day of the week! And if you missed my complementary article for Ma Vie Française, Five things you...
As you may already know, I am a big fan of walking. Whether it's hiking in the mountains of Corsica or along the coast of Brittany... or just exploring the streets of Paris, I can never get enough of it. So I was thrilled to meet Thomas Butler who has helped to launch...
