Everyone has their favorite corner of Paris. Some like the museums, others the designer shopping, others the hills of Montmartre. I love all of Paris, but where I feel at home, where I know every corner and shop and bakery,… Read More ›
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Friday Fun Flick! Porn shop in Paris
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“Our Paris”
I love Paris, but I don’t enjoy crowds and standing in line. People are sometimes shocked to hear what I haven’t seen in Paris. That’s because for me, Paris is about not having plans. I often wake up in the… Read More ›
The Wild Camargue in Mediterranean France
The Camargue is the ‘wild west’ of France, located on the vast Rhone River delta is in the south central part of France, nestled against the Mediterranean Sea, and is the home of the largest nature reserve in the country…. Read More ›
Two Saint Marys, Sarah, and the Deep Blue Sea
On a week-long trip to southern France a few years ago, we ended up in the city “Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer“, that is, Saint Marys of the Sea. The legend is that two Marys – the sister of the Virgin Mary (inexplicably… Read More ›
French Flirting vs. US Flirting! (guess who meows?)
I have always enjoyed the manners of men when I am in France and Belgium. They hold doors, and are usually very polite. I know I am in the category of “maman”, as in Belgium I usually had a child… Read More ›
Visting the Pont du Gard, Southern France
The Romans built a 31-mile system of canals to bring water from springs near Uzes to the new town of Nimes, where they built the Arena and the Maison Caree, the latter a remnant of a temple built for Apollo… Read More ›
An Afternoon in Arles
My friends and I took a short walk around central Arles one afternoon. This beautiful town was founded on the Rhône River around 800 BCE and eventually conquered by the Roman in 123 BCE. The site was a popular vacation… Read More ›
Les Baux de Provence, France
Les Baux-de-Provence gets its name “baux” from a French word meaning cliff, and gives its name to bauxite, the aluminum ore that was discovered here in 1841. The lords of Les Baux ruled the Provence region during the Middle Ages,… Read More ›
Photos: More Market Day in Uzes
I always enjoy seeing the markets in cities, so today, I share more of the color. Alas, you can’t smell the wonderful foods, the beautiful flowers, the earnest discussions of which is the proper cheese to go with which hand-made… Read More ›
Two Different Girls 