I sometimes dream of renting a pied-a-terre in a little French village high on a hill or a mountain top overlooking the Mediterranean sea.   I see myself spending a couple of months there soaking up the local life.   Waking early, I would head out for my morning caffeine hit in the busiest…

  When you visit the Mediterranean, it is not hard to be swept up by the conspicuous wealth.   Nothing stands out more in that regard than the turquoise-watered marinas berthing a plethora of luxury yachts.   After all, the Côte d’Azur is where the super-rich come to play and relax in style on their…

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  It’s not a famous corner.  It is not even that pretty a corner.   But it is my favourite.   I first discovered it when renting an apartment around the corner from this corner in the Marais district of Paris.   The intersection of Rue Charlot and Rue de Bretagne.   There are no…

  I was not sure if I would like Cannes…   My impression was that as a renowned playground for the rich and famous, I would find it pretentious, be offended by the outrageous luxury, and feel completely out of place.   Cannes indeed has all of that, BUT you don’t have to have buckets…

  This is my first time in Paris in April — and the start of spring around which many songs have been composed.  Think Maurice Chevalier’s opening line from I love Paris, or Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong’s version of April in Paris.    Ok, it did snow my first day here, but it was short-lived. Still, the…

  It was strange, to say the least when I found myself way down in the crypt.   Eerie too.   I was practically the only person in the vast subterranean chamber of the Panthéon in Paris that day for some reason.   All alone visiting the final resting place for many famous French poets,…

  Despite the turmoil in and surrounding Ukraine, and with donations and loving support for the extensive victims of the conflict, hoping for the best, we go on living our lives…   In my case, I am heading back to France for a trip with my closest friend.   We were supposed to go in…

    Meet two of my newest acquaintances in Paris, Dr. Monique Wells and her husband Tom Reeves.   I found this delightful couple when I was looking for a tour that would introduce me to Black Community History in Paris.   I got curious following the internment of American-born French entertainer Josephine Baker at…