“It’s about time that women of all ages, stages, sizes and shapes have the opportunity to feel great about themselves in their swimwear.”   For those of you planning a…

  To me, a perfect day in Paris is exploring one single street.   Naturally, most people who visit this city for the first time head to the grand and…

  My last trip to Monaco was more than 40 years ago!   I was teaching English as a second language in Grenoble and jumped on a train at the…

  *WINNER of the 3rd GIVEAWAY Draw for Annual Members is in this blog post! Is it you?   A few weeks ago I made a list of Ten French…

  I don’t know if other Francophiles feel as I do BUT, however long I spend learning French, and I have spent a lifetime at it, I will never feel…

My love affair with Paris and France has a lot to do with French cuisine.   However, familiarizing myself with French food was a gradual process of discovery.   And…

  Hey, this is NOT Paris was my first thought as I woke up one morning this summer.   I was sticky from the humidity, rocking slightly to the ebb…

  I sometimes dream of a hilltop village in France and renting a pied-a-terre overlooking the Mediterranean sea.   I see myself spending a couple of months there soaking up…

  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…

  I do enjoy going out for dinner, but not as much as I enjoy a long lunch — especially Sunday Lunch!       In France, as in many…