Category: Life & Culture

Because Paris is always a good idea and always top of mind with me, it generally means that I usually have my nose in some book on my beloved city of light, or France in general. Good thing there...

As a tried and true francophile, I have tons of books on France, Paris, French culture, studying French language, and plain old books in French. And while I’ve written a guest post about books to read before a visit...

Voila! My gift guide for the francophile in your life! Do you have a friend or family member that goes gaga for all things French? Someone who is constantly day-dreaming of walking the streets of Paris, and who responds...

It’s been a très long time since I’ve written a French Friday post, but my week in Paris for Thanksgiving has me a little inspired, I have a few francophile posts up my sleeve and soon on their way...

Last week I returned from Paris after spending five wonderful days in my favorite city in the world. It was a really great trip. The perfect blend of seeing friends, participating in planned activities and spontaneous wandering around....

Just like Chez Loulou, this is Stephanie’s second appearance in this series….sort of. Last time, she was writing for the other side of the fence, for team Beyond Paris while living in Provence. Now as a resident of the...

Every day I am amazed at the accessibility that social media has facilitated with authors. Growing up I was an avid bookworm and I could have never imagined being able to correspond with the authors I love on a...

It’s back! A Passion for Paris, my series where I let expats and francophiles express, in their own way, the reasons why they love the city of light (as much as I do!). I like to host the series...

The entrepreneurial spirit is one of the characteristics I like most about Americans. And while I don’t think it is uniquely American, I think we do it best. I think this is exceptionally illustrated by a few very enterprising...

Since the Oscar’s nomination for Best Actor for The Artist, the news has been a flutter with photos and stories about Jean Dujardin. And with the capture of the little gold statue, he has captured the heart of Americans...

I cannot think of a sweeter return of French Friday than to share with you Parisian blogging pal Amy Thomas’s new book Paris, My Sweet: A Year in the City of Light (and Dark Chocolate). I met Amy in...

With every step you take in Paris you are walking over ground that has thousands of years of history. You can read books and try to re-create some of those moments yourself. You can hire a historian and do...