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Alright, so you might have noticed I have a weakness for French real estate p0rn. [Sigh] I don’t know why I do this to myself. Anyhoo, check out my latest find, a 19th century restored villa up for sale on the French riviera, which writer F. Scott Fitzgerald himself allegedly acquired for a summer, where [...]
A room with uninterrupted sea views? Admittedly, it might need a bit of work but this underwater hotel has become a bit of an institution with local fish who have been checking in since the 1960s. At 30 meters below sea level near a lighthouse called La Fourmigue, off the Cap d’Antibes, lies the remains [...]
I had you at ‘Free Wine & Cheese‘, didn’t I? If you’ve been umming and ahhing over what to do this summer, I might have an idea for you. Through the grapevine (mind the pun), I heard about France Passion, a society of more than 1,750 friendly private wine-growers and farmers across France that invite [...]
Today I thought we could make a quick stop at Villa Pausa on the French Riviera, the former residence of none other than Coco Chanel, between 1929 to 1953. Last year it was snapped up by an anonymous buyer for a cool $50 million through Sotheby’s realty. I stumbled across their photographs of the property [...]
After only five years in Paris, “Genevieve de Milwaukee” has gone from editorial translator at Vogue.fr to Fashion Editor of a children’s luxury fashion shop online. An ex-pat success story…right? Despite maintaining she still loves the French, during those five years, the Milwaukee native has acquired a few funny (or-not-so-funny) stories about the trials and tribulations of an [...]
Forget the Eiffel Tower, Versailles and the Chartres Cathedral, I’ve got some alternative French attractions to see… La Maison Picassiete- “The House of the Plate Stealer” Built entirely by one man, it took Raymonde Isidore more than 25 years to complete his impressive Maison Picassiette. In 1936, the middle-aged Frenchman began covering his house located [...]
The boulangerie, boucherie, the epicerie, the caviste, the chocolatier, la coiffure; everyday things just look and sound better in French! Even the British can admit it, like artist Johnny Bull who made his own illustrated series inspired by the shops in St. Remy de Provence in the South of France. “I love ‘em, those French [...]
The talented film-making duo behind Tiger in a Jar have struck again, this time they’re in France, filming the culinary workshop, The Cook’s Atelier in Burgundy. It prompted me to find out a little bit more about the dreamy workshop, and if you’re looking to try out some authentic cook thrown in with a [...]
Ten celebrities who might surprise you with their ability to speak the language of love… Just because. 1. Jodie Foster Academy award-winning foster attended a French-language prep school in Los Angeles and frequently worked in France as a teenager. As a result, she speaks flawless French. Here’s a second video of her on a French [...]
Sorry to get political on you, but I’d just like to make a point to all voting Americans who love living or traveling in France before they cast their vote this election: 1) France is the number one tourist destination in the world. Why not take a minute to listen to “I love Paris” by [...]
The garden state; where gas prices are cheaper and boardwalks are longer, and also where Napoleon
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Alright, so you might have noticed I have a weakness for French real estate p0rn. [Sigh] I
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A room with uninterrupted sea views? Admittedly, it might need a bit of work but this underwater
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I had you at ‘Free Wine & Cheese‘, didn’t I? If you’ve been umming and
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I remember when I first saw it, Avenue Junot, the cobblestone road that winds up to Montmartre
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Today I thought we could make a quick stop at Villa Pausa on the French Riviera, the former
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After only five years in Paris, “Genevieve de Milwaukee” has gone from editorial
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Forget the Eiffel Tower, Versailles and the Chartres Cathedral, I’ve got some alternative
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Anna Karina arrived in Paris at the age of seventeen from Denmark. She spoke no French and
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What is more enchanting than an artist’s studio? When these painters, sculptors and creators
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The boulangerie, boucherie, the epicerie, the caviste, the chocolatier, la coiffure; everyday
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The Citroën Karin was probably one of the most revolutionary concepts that came out of the 198os
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I stumbled upon a great little website dedicated to collecting old pin-ups and found they had a
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