“It must be the finest summer salad of all.”  Chef Gordon Ramsay     It was in Nice where this salad originated, that I had my first “salade niçoise”. That was…

  Have you got a  passion for Provence?   Look no further.   I consider my friend Dee Poquette the expert on Provence, who began an intense love affair with…

A favourite American writer of mine, Elizabeth Bard, recalls an episode when she went shopping with her mother in Paris. Elizabeth lives in Paris and her mother was visiting.  …

  “In travel, we explore who we are. Through jewelry, we reveal who we are! Isabelle Fish, Founder of Rue Pigalle   When someone told me I had to connect…

Sundays are sacred in Paris. Work is never discussed as this is time reserved for families, long relaxing brunches,  reading, quiet reflection, short naps and the art of just being.…

“I empower women one bottle of champagne at a time!” Cynthia Coutu, Founder of Delectabulles Paris, France   What is more French than champagne? WOMEN drinking champagne — in Paris. …

  How did I find myself “French kissing” an Italian man I had just met in Rome?   I knew that would get your attention.   I was in my…

How do people in France greet each other?   They “faire la bise.” Pronounced “fair la bees.”   COVID curtailed this of course but now that things are a little…

Margaret Ann Gendreau from Vancouver, Canada, was the winner of my Giveaway Draw for the beautiful travel-themed pink and gray silk scarf from Green Scarf Boutique. This week her gift…

Don’t you love French bistro chairs?  They are such an integral part of the ambience of the imitable Parisian terrace. And you could spend days photographing them without seeing two…