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Dating in Paris - From the Male Perspective 23 Aug 2013 | 01:33 pm
Given that I met my husband three days after I arrived in Paris (hold the eye rolls, please, it was chance!), I have very little experience with or insight into dating French men. Blogs, books and mag...
The Essential Paris Travel App 20 Aug 2013 | 01:02 am
One of the iPhone apps that helped save the day countless times when we were in China was TaxiBook, effectively a language tool to facilitate communication with taxi drivers and vendors with tips cove...
Scenes from a Dordogne Wedding 16 Aug 2013 | 02:22 am
The Dordogne was the launchpad to our summer holiday this year and while its verdant rolling hills, winding rivers and rich regional fare are reasons enough to explore the area, our visit was largely ...
3 Lessons Learned from Life in Paris 12 Aug 2013 | 09:00 pm
I first introduced you to Hilary Reyl's novel "Lessons in French" in my recent post 6 French-Inspired Reads for Summer. Since the book provided a bevy of insights into adulthood as scene through a pri...
Les Parisiens 8 Aug 2013 | 12:29 pm
One of the things I love about the French is their self-deprecating humor and innate ability to caricaturize themselves for the comic good. Or, in the case of Les Parisiens, caricaturized by someone e...
Sun-kissed from the South 6 Aug 2013 | 01:52 am
I don't know whether it was the chaotic week before our hectic departure or the need to whittle down worries to a minimum but for the first time since I've had this site, I didn't schedule a single po...
Thanks for Four Years! 20 Jul 2013 | 04:00 am
Four years ago, "lost" and "anxious" were the watchwords that described my mental state. I was transitioning from grad student to twenty-something in need of career clarity, perpetually in an existent...
A Mini Guide to Marseille 15 Jul 2013 | 09:07 pm
As least once a year, I am asked by friends and acquaintances for recommendations in Marseille. Up until very recently, I'd always say: skip the center, head straight for Les Calanques, the breathtaki...
The Magic of Vaux-le-Vicomte 11 Jul 2013 | 01:40 am
“The gardens of Versailles under Louis XIV seem to be but a deficient, proportionless, hyperbolic imitation of Vaux le Vicomte, born of royal resentment.” – Alan S. Weiss, author and professor. Those...
Franco File Friday: Clotilde Dusoulier (+ a Giveaway!) 5 Jul 2013 | 08:00 am
In France, it's notoriously challenging to switch careers. After all, you're supposed to know as an adolescent precisely what you want to do for the rest of your life. Makes sense, right? But there ar...
