This week's get-to-know-Paris challenge is to invite one of your colleagues out to lunch. Get to know the people you work with. Especially for us expats, Parisian co-workers can be an invaluable resource for ideas for exploring France, restaurant recommendations and...
Earlier this week, I shared my thoughts on a recent trip to the island of Hydra, in Greece's Saronic Islands. We spent the second half of our Greece trip on the island of Naxos, in the Cyclades. It turned out to be the perfect combination of two islands with two very...
In late August, I traveled with my family to Greece. It was my first visit since 1999, when I spent two weeks in Athens, the Peloponnese, Santorini, Ios and the mainland, including the Pelion Peninsula, Mt. Olympus, Meteora and Zagorohoria in the northwestern region...
This week's get-to-know-Paris challenge is to try a new chocolate shop. Chocolates at Un Dimanche à Paris Need some ideas? Take a look at Haven in Paris's list. David Lebovitz's Paris Pastry Guide can also help point you in the right direction (or lots of right...
This is part of my series on ideas for day hikes in Brittany's southern department of the Morbihan. Please also see my earlier posts on Île-aux-Moines, Île d'Arz, Île de Houat and Île d'Hoëdic, Quiberon's Côte Sauvage, Port-Navalo and Locmariaquer and 2 Circuits in Le...
Every month, I post a list of some of my favorite or just the most eye-catching articles, recipes, blogs and other links I have come across in the past month. Some relate to Paris and European travels and some have nothing at all to do with the themes of Paris...
This week's get-to-know-Paris challenge is to see a French movie. Place des Vosges, the Marais, Paris I have to admit, I am not a huge fan of French film. But I still like to see a French film from time to time, and certainly if one is specifically recommended by a...
This is part of my series on ideas for day hikes in Brittany's southern department of the Morbihan. Please also see my earlier posts on Île-aux-Moines, Île d'Arz, Île de Houat and Île d'Hoëdic, Quiberon's Côte Sauvage and Port-Navalo and Locmariaquer. Loop 1, Le Bono...
Presqu'île de Rhuys This is part of my series on ideas for day hikes in Brittany's southern department of the Morbihan. Please also see my earlier posts on Île-aux-Moines, Île d'Arz, Île de Houat and Île d'Hoëdic and Quiberon's Côte Sauvage. Presqu'île de Rhuys Two...
This week's get-to-know-Paris challenge is to visit one of Paris's cemeteries. Cimetière de la Villette Everyone has heard of the big ones: Montmartre, Montparnasse, Père Lachaise. In Montmartre, in the 18th arrondissement, you can find tombs of Edgar Degas and...
