Unfortunately there is no perfect way of getting to and from the Paris airports, but below are my suggestions. Note that for the Air France bus (Car Air France) to and from Charles de Gaulle and Orly you can now purchase tickets online, and doing so will save you...
Paris is an expensive city. Certainly American tourists are balking at prices these days, coming from the dollar zone. But it is expensive even to those of us paid in euros. Here are the few deals I have found. They may not make up for high rents, exorbitant...
A wonderful day trip or even half-day escape from the city is the Coulée Verte (or “Green Corridor”) extending to and beyond the Parc de Sceaux south of Paris. The Coulée Verte is a series of parks and greenways that connect to form an uninterrupted 12-kilometer...
A visit to Claude Monet’s house and gardens in Giverny is a wonderful escape from Paris, especially for admirers of this celebrated impressionist painter. Be sure to pick a sunny day as the main draw is of course the gardens and the legendary water lilies. On my...
Cave Elzevir in the northern Marais offers wine tasting courses in both French and English in the wine shop's 17th century stone-vaulted cellar. The cozy space offers an intimate atmosphere in which to learn and of course taste-test. Courses last 2 to 2 ½ hours and...
There is something about Brittany that keeps drawing me back. Le Select, Nantes Its mix of rugged and calming coastline, inviting villages both seaside and inland with meticulously cared-for homes and gardens, friendly and vivacious people, mile after mile of hiking...
On the night of Saturday, October 1, Paris will celebrate its 10th annual Nuit Blanche, or “White Night”, an all-night festival of free entrance to public museums and other public spaces, musical and other artistic performances and installations. This year, most of...
Last weekend, two friends and I took a very last minute trip to the south of France, based on a quick check of the weather (meteo.fr) and a fear for our precious summer days that are dwindling away…. St. Tropez & the view from Gassin (above) For me, it was a...
Recently, a friend asked me for suggestions on fun things to do in Paris with a three-year old. I asked my friends with tots and did a little internet research and started to wish I were three again! A special thanks to Sabrina and Siobhan for giving me many of...
Euro Disney (or “Disneyland Paris” as the French call it) is not just for kids. Europe's only Disney park, first opened in 1992, offers a number of entertainment options for kids-at-heart of all ages and a general atmosphere of good cheer—if you can handle the...
