L’Ile de Ré – A Pearl off the West Coast of France
Across an enormous bridge from La Rochelle, a bridge reminiscent of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge in Tampa Bay, lies a …
Tag Archives: Holidays
A Norman Weekend – Honfleur
Honfleur is the epitome of what we Anglos think of when we picture Normandy: The quaint antiquated port town with …
The Alps – A Quintessential French Winter Holiday
Last weekend I ticked off another notch on my road to becoming truly French. If you can believe it, in …
Happy Holidays from Paris
For the 2012 holiday season, I decided to do a video on the window displays and decoration for which Paris is so …
Toussaint à Paris – A day en famille
Rather than Halloween with carved pumpkins, bags of candy and kids in festive costumes alongside their taller spirited counterparts, the …
French Hidden Treasures – Dream Villages
I read a fantastic article in this week’s Figaro Magazine entitled “Nos Villages de Rêve” – Our Dream Villages. The …
From Paris to New York City
PICTURES UPDATED June 9 For the past few days and until the end of the weekend, we’ve moved our base …
A Day for Labour in France – La Fête de Travail
May 1st is to France what Labour (Labor) Day is to North America: a national holiday, a day of rest …
Paris, All Dressed Up for Christmas!
We are heading down south to Pau, France for a week and then to Dordogne for Christmas en famille. I …
Thanksgiving in Paris!
The first American Thanksgiving I celebrated in France was in 2008. My then- boyfriend and I had adjusted to living …
