The Châteaux de La Loire are famous castles (châteaux), dating from the Renaissance and located in and around the center of France, around the cities of Tours, Orleans et Chartres in the departments of the Loire, Loir-et-Cher, Loiret, Read more
Visiting Annecy The Venice Of The Alps
In this series of my city reviews of the summer, I want to introduce you to a city I know well, Annecy, France.
Annecy is a beautiful city about an hour and half east of Lyon Read more
Visiting Cannes Popular Sunny City Of The French Riviera
Want to spend your summer vacations in Cannes, France?
For the duration of the summer, I will write a city-type-review post every Friday, about some of the cities of France that I know best to give you a little Read more
Interview With Oliver Tausend Home Based Entrepreneur From Germany
Today I am honored to present you with an interview with Oliver Tausend. This is the second interview I conducted on this blog.
I met Oliver through blog commenting, and since then I had the pleasure of Read more
A French Jewel – The Palais Idéal Of Facteur Cheval
What on earth is the Palais Idéal?
The Palais Idéal (the ideal palace) is the name that was given to the majestic art effect built by Joseph Ferdinand Cheval, a mailman who lived in the southeast of Read more
The TGV Takes You All Over Europe
Can you believe that the TGV is over 30 years old? The first TGV line was serving Paris-Lyon – Lyon-Paris in just 2 hours covering the 450 kilometers or 280 miles separating the two cities. This trip used Read more
France Preview For Travelers
France is not a country you can go around on a week-tour, but if you do go to France on a week-tour, you need to know that you would be missing out. The good side of this is Read more
Moving and Living Abroad – Interview With Annie Andre
I am very excited today, because I have the honor to present you with a great interview with Annie Andre form AnnieAndre.com Practical Adventure-ology She and her family have moved to live aboard in Marseille, France this past year. Read more
Not Your Typical Book Review
I had promised you Annie Andre’s interview for today’s post, but since she was out of town that post has been delayed until next week. Sorry about that, but life happens.
Instead this week I am proud to Read more
What Are The Challenges Of Moving Of Living Abroad?
Recently I landed on Annie Andre’s blog, which she created around the theme of living abroad. I was really interested in checking her out because she chose to live abroad in France. And as some of you Read more
The Lemon A Fruit With Miraculous Anti-Cancer Properties
I have to admit that I have a few connections in France and Morocco who, once in a while, are sending me delightful articles; which articles have been the inspiration for some of my blog posts on this blog.
Famous French Photographer Robert Doisneau
Yesterday Google celebrated French photographer, Robert Doisneau’s 100th birthday. This is Google’s way of celebrating all the famous artists of the world, whether they are still alive or dead.
This actually gave me the idea to write this post Read more
What’s In The French Diets That Keeps French People Skinny
Few days ago, I came across someone online asking the question, how French people who eat so much rich food can stay skinny? While I was sending the person a quick reply to that question, I thought I would Read more
A Trip To The “Monts du Lyonnais”
I know, a lot of people who are going to France from the United States are heading to Paris. If you have never visited Paris, by all means I would encourage you to go there once. Paris Read more
January Month Of The Brioche In France
January 6 is a religious holiday in France. Being a Catholic country, people celebrate what is called “La Fete des Rois”, or more officially, Epiphany, which is the celebration of the Magi to the infant Jesus.
This is Read more