Taste your way around France
If you’ve traveled to France and ventured beyond Paris, one thing you’ll have noticed is how each region really does have its own distinctive…
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From little-known gems places in Canada to the City of Lights in France, these are some of our favorite travel destinations.
Paris – a guide for the modern flâneur
A flâneur is literally someone who strolls. A wanderer. And whether you’re a first-time visitor to Paris or someone who knows it well, I’m…
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Style Masters: Tina Hellberg
Guess who just found yet another super cool stylist? Yep. She’s from Stockholm nonetheless (what’s in their water? Seriously!). Cue: Tina Hellberg, a talented…
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Paris tours for food enthusiasts
Paris is known as the City of Light, a city of beautiful architecture and enough museums and galleries to keep you occupied for months…
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Style Masters: Glen Proebstel
Teenagers obsess over Justin Bieber. Grown-up women obsess over Fifty Shades of Grey. And then there are others like me (and probably you) that…
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Tasting the stars: Visiting the Champagne region
“Come quickly – I’m tasting stars!” Dom Pérignon, the Benedictine monk wrongly credited with inventing champagne, was definitely onto something. A few days in…
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Quote of the Month
How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of cheese? Charles De Gaulle, 1962
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Shop like the French: tips for making the most of the local markets
If you’re staying in a vacation rental property during your holidays in France and you love cooking, you’ll definitely want to check out the…
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Jan Lisiecki, a Canadian prodigy
You don’t need to be a classical music lover or expert to understand and appreciate the exceptional talent of Jan Lisiecki! At only 20 years…
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French Expressions for your next trip
Be ready for your next trip to France! While most waiters, bartenders and hotel staff in France will do their best to help you out…
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The Lake of Vouglans – Jura, France
The Lake of Vouglans may not be as popular as Paris or the French Riviera, but if you enjoy the beauty of Nature and…
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A Journey into another Dimension
[dropcap letter=”A”]t first glance, this looks like a picture-perfect “barn find”: a Citroen Traction from the 1940’s, covered in dust and hay, rusting away…
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When a museum becomes a bridge
Just like a bridge connects the two sides of a river or valley, bringing a city or an entire country together, a museum is…
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Paris, the City of Lights (and so much more)! – Part 1
Our travel section would not be complete without a story about Paris! Almost everything has already been said and written about the City of…
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The Land of a Thousand Lakes – Finland
Well, truth be told, there are over 188,000 lakes in Finland! Finland is indeed best known for its natural wonders, but there is so…
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Pop singer Stromae rocks New York
He’s already been compared to the legendary Belgian-born singer Jacques Brel. Partly because he is a French-speaking Belgian singer himself, but also because most of…
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