This is the fourth installment of my posts detailing my Corsica & Provence trip this summer. As you recall from the first three installments, we started in Bonifacio (Southern Corsica), then spent a few nights in the mountains of central Corsica, then three nights...
This is the third installment of my posts detailing my Corsica & Provence trip this summer. Erbalunga, Cap Corse After our stay in Bonifacio and in the mountains of central Corsica, we took the long route from Casa di Lucia back to Bastia, through a number of...
This is the second installment of my posts detailing my Corsica & Provence trip this summer. The mountains of Corsica (view from our balcony at Casa di Lucia) In the second leg of our trip, after our stay in Bonifacio, we explored the mountains of central Corsica....
Last month, I promised a series of posts detailing my Corsica & Provence trip this summer. This is the first installment of these posts. While we visited Bonifacio for two nights as part of a two-week trip, you could easily choose to visit this southern Corsican...
Paris is known for many things but unfortunately among them is the ridiculous quantity of un-scooped dog poop on the sidewalks. "Seriously, am I worth €35?" So what is the city doing about this? Well, not much. But they have launched a new campaign to spread the word...
One of my favorite things to do on a Paris evening is catch a concert in one of the historic churches. The best way to find out about everything going on in Paris in a particular week is to pick up a copy of Pariscope, a small inexpensive magazine that comes out on...
At the end of August, I took a 2-week trip with my mom to Corsica and Provence/Côte d'Azur. Over the next few weeks, I'll share a series of posts detailing this trip. But for starters, you can view my photos from the trip here. Bonifacio, Corsica Here was our basic...
A bit off the regular tourist track, Bercy Village is a collection of shops and restaurants that offers a nice change of pace from the usual Parisian sites. This complex sits near the River Seine in the 12th arrondissement, east of the Gare de Lyon. Bercy Village had...
In 1965, Eleanor Clark won the National Book Award for Nonfiction for her work, The Oysters of Locmariaquer, which paints a vivid picture of this small town and of its inhabitants whose lives revolve around the oyster cultivating industry. Please know that...
It's been a while since I've walked into a restaurant and said, "Wow!" But when I walked into Les Chouettes for a late night drink this summer, I was amazed. The restaurant refers to itself as "Eiffel style" and understandably so. The space has been completely...
