It's hard for today’s American expatriates to fathom the lives of our forbearers who lived in France before the internet, commercial airlines, the telephone, or even the telegraph, completely cut off from their homeland for months at a time. When I...
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“They stormed Omaha and Utah Beaches early on June 6, 1944. They’ve been written out of history. Movies don’t show them. Most books don’t mention them. But they were there.” Watch the video to learn more about the men of the...
Every December in France you’ll see the French firemen, or pompiers, selling their annual calendar to raise money for their non-profit association, ADOSSPP (Association pour le développement des œuvres sociales des sapeurs-pompiers de...
For this month’s recommended reading list, I’ve got something old, something new, and something that will probably make you want to pack up and move to Paris if you’re not already here. To start off with the most magical of the three...
Today is the first of the two rounds of French regional elections. For those of you unfamiliar with the unique way French regional elections work, and what this election represents, here is a quick rundown.
It’s getting cheaper and more comfortable to travel by bus around France and Europe. Isilines is a new coach service by Eurolines offering very cheap fares on bus routes that aren’t already covered by Eurolines, and in many cases allowing you to travel...
Ever been to a hair show? No? You’re not alone. You might not even know what one is. Enlighten yourselves this Saturday with “illuminata”, the first hair show organised by stylepixie English hairdressers right here in Paris.
If you don't already know about Dan Barber's Manhattan restaurant Blue Hill, or his family's Upstate New York farm, or his TED Talks on natural foie gras (made without force feeding the geese) and how he fell in love with a fish (sustainable and tasty), or...
Paris expat Stephen Clarke is the author of the best-selling series of “Merde” novels such as A Year in the Merde and books about France and its people such as Talk to the Snail and — one of my favorite history books — 1000 Years of...
The 85th annual Foire Nationale à la Brocante et aux Jambons is actually a mix of over 800 stands selling antiques and bric-a-brac, with an entire section dedicated to regional French foods, particulary pork in all its varieties.
The French daily newspaper Le Figaro just published, in its Figaroscope weekly entertainment guide, a list of "100 Things All Parisians Should Do at Least Once." How many can you count? What do you think is missing from the list?
I like the fact that both the US and France celebrate our national holidays in July. It makes me feel all warm in fuzzy inside to see that, despite some grumblings to the contrary, Franco-American friendship is still very much alive.
