A French facelift
Bordeaux is a bit worried that nobody looks beyond its wines. It is not complaining, mind you, just fretting. After all, the city did not …
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Bordeaux is a bit worried that nobody looks beyond its wines. It is not complaining, mind you, just fretting. After all, the city did not …
“Suddenly a train appeared. Women cried out with terror. Men threw themselves to one side to avoid being run over. It was panic.” This is …
At first glance, chateau Chambord seems like a mishmash of towers, turrets and chimneys. From up close, the impression remains unchanged. Travel writers have often …
In my recent ten days in France, Bordeaux was a revelation. The world’s largest urban UNESCO heritage site, it blends the old and the new …
Paris’ most recognisable landmark, the structure that graces a million postcards, recently turned 125. The Eiffel Tower. Love it or hate it. You cannot ignore …
From a lazy evening in Aix-en-Provence… Time moves very slowly in Provence. It is this part of the world that J.B. Priestley had in mind …
On the streets of Paris, you find the strangest things… but why only Paris? It’s true of any city, I guess? This one was a …
Shakespeare and Company is a bookstore in Paris where one feels like being in one’s own apartment, just exactly how founder George Whitman wanted it …