Chateau Miranda is Here to Break Your Heart
Her turrets sprouted mushrooms, and vines ate up her halls once filled with aristocrats, candelabras,…
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A Lost Breed of Parisians
Without them, Paris would’ve stood still. They were immortalised in song by Serge Gainsbourg, and…
For Sale: Your ‘Under the Tuscan Sun’ Fixer-Upper Awaits
When Matthew Hampshire drops us a line, we know it’s time to head into the…
The UNESCO Treasure Made of Living Humans
Behold Catalonia’s best collective party trick: assembling hundreds of supple Spaniards into a giant tower,…
Preserved Moments of Historical Sass (Vol. 10)
sassy: adjective \ˈsa-sē\ impudent, lively, spirited, vigorous, distinctively smart and stylish, showing no respect for people in…
When Bardot Met Picasso…the Only Man Who Could Resist Her
Two great names, one very special meeting. Allegedly, Picasso refused to paint the French beauty,…
10 Fabulous Mad Men Props Auctioned Straight Off the Set
When your favourite series ends, typically the denial kicks in first, followed by several other…
Last Night, I Found Heaven in Paris
I don’t usually do this– blog on the weekends that is– but I had an…
Picasso Drew all Over the Walls of this French Chateau For Sale
I grew up part-time near a town called Uzès in the South of France and…
The Grandma Who Went for a Walk Alone Through 14 States
At the age of 67, Emma Rowena Gatewood told her adult children she was going out…
Ye Oldest Public Library in the English Speaking World
What is there to see in Manchester? Surely there must me more to the industrial…
Conical Paris Rooftops & other Unusual Parisian Abodes For Sale
It’s Bastille Day in France this weekend, so I thought, what better a time for…