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It’s summer and tourists from the EU and the US are here in droves. I’ve never seen so many fit...

As a kid of 18 I thought that the Latin Quarter was something like late night Havana in the Batista...

The 5th is one of those strange mixtures of old and new, water and earth, park and packed old housing. ...

Moving to France is many people’s fantasy and they have different reasons. If queried, the main unifying thread is the...

There is no guarantee that in France you will always find people with excellent English skills.  But at the Hotel...

The most common question I’m asked is “How do you stay so fit and eat the way you do in...

The fourth arrondissement is another area familiar to both residents and travelers.  Incorporating both a huge rectangle on the right...

  “How can anyone govern a country with 246 different cheeses!” moaned General de Gaulle in 1968 as students rioted...

The Medoc region north of Bordeaux, a narrow peninsula some 50 miles long, lies between the Gironde River and the...

I always enjoy reading Art Buchwald’s annual Thanksgiving column, in which he explains our national holiday to the French. It...

The third arrondissement is an intriguing one for both the tourist and resident.  It has been the historical center for...

Gerard Depardieu, France’s top movie icon, is a 50-something Hell’s Angel with a lust for life verging on the kamikaze....