Series: Buying Property in Paris—Part 5: The Closing

My fifth post in this series on Buying Property in Paris is about the closing, the final sale. Before reading this, I invite you to read about my thoughts and experiences on pre-search preparations, the apartment search, signing the purchase agreement and preparing...

Weekly Get-to-Know-Paris Challenge #14!

This week’s challenge is to try a new boulangerie and launch your search for the best baguettes and croissants in Paris! There are so many good bakeries out there… how do you really know which is the best? Or is the important thing to find a good one close...

A U.S. Visit – New York, Boston, Boothbay

Earlier this month, I made another trip back to the U.S. What else are you going to do with two Tuesday holidays in a row? Spring comes to Boothbay Harbor, Maine Between weekends in New York and Boston, I spent five days in Boothbay Harbor, Maine. This small coastal...

Weekly Get-to-Know-Paris Challenge #13!

Did you know that Paris has over 100 outdoor food markets? This week’s get-to-know Paris challenge is to do your food shopping at one of Paris’s numerous outdoor markets! For French speakers (or just map readers), you may want to refer to the city’s...

An Afternoon in L’Isle Adam

About 32 kilometers northwest of Paris, along the Oise River, lies the small town of L’Isle Adam, an idyllic spot to spend a Sunday afternoon. View from the river path just northwest of L’Isle Adam L’Isle Adam has a little bit for everyone: the river...

Language Exchange Speed Dating with Franglish

Do you find it easy or difficult to learn a foreign language? How do you learn best? While I may not have mastered all the foreign languages I have studied over the years, I do consider myself an expert at being a student of languages. Yes, all of the books in the...