A few months back, I wrote about the construction at Les Halles, the transportation hub in the center of Paris. For an update on what the new center is going to look like when completed, take a look at this video. It's a long road, and while not set to be completed...
Anyone who reads my website regularly knows that I have a big soft spot for Brittany. For three years now, a friend and I have rented a house in the south of Brittany, in the department of the Morbihan. I have written a number of posts on the region, in particular on...
With the euro at a 12-year low against the U.S. dollar, now is the time to travel to Europe. The euro and dollar are at near parity. TripAdvisor's TripIndex™ Europe study, released last week, found that trips to the most popular European destinations are down an...
There seems to be a bit of confusion over the driving ban (or lack thereof) declared by the city's Mayor, Anne Hidalgo, last week, in an effort to curb a temporary peak in pollution levels. At first, the city was going to allow only cars with license plates ending in...
Last week I was featured in AngloINFO's "Meet the AngloINFO Expat of the Week," and decided to share my interview here as well! I truly enjoyed the interview process: reflecting on my time in France and on questions such as how I went about making friends in my new...
Recently, I was invited by Dale Riehl, owner (along with his wife) of The City Quilter, to visit their shop, an 18-year old store in Manhattan devoted to everything fabric. For the last five years, The City Quilter has been designing its own fabrics that are only sold...
I've signed up for BookBub, a service that sends you a daily e-mail with deals on Kindle or e-books, delivered to you in any format you like (via Apple, Amazon, Google, etc.) It's actually quite dangerous: the e-books are all $0.99, $1.99, $2.99 or sometimes even...
I just finished reading Eric Weiner's The Geography of Bliss, or technically the author, Eric Weiner himself, read the book to me. I'm back into audiobooks now. I first became enamored with them a few years back when I commuted 45 minutes by foot to work. Before you...
Last week, I posted a scene of Sacré Coeur that I "painted" with the Waterlogue app. I decided the app now deserves a post of its own. Waterlogue allows you to take a photo, then turn it in just seconds into a watercolor painting. You have the choice of 12 different...
If you're living in the U.S. or just back for an extended visit and you don't want to lose track of your French side, be sure to sign up for e-mail announcements from the French consulate (or Embassy, if you're in the D.C. area). Sacré Coeur, painted with the...
