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A Wonderful Day in Troyes-in-Champagne

Like many people, my favorite city in France is Paris. But my second-favorite city in France is not so well known. So please allow me to introduce you to a beautiful, medium-sized city in eastern France, about two and a half hours southeast of Paris, that you really should think about visiting if you haven’t already…

Continue Reading October 19, 2017 at 3:09 pm Leave a comment

Interview with Siffy and Tor Torkildson, editors of “The Walkabout Chronicles”

“The Walkabout Chronicles: Epic Journeys By Foot” is an illustrated collection of 35 essays about walking. The writers include scientists and archeologists, artists, explorers, and “ordinary people who do extraordinary things…”

Continue Reading November 29, 2016 at 11:01 am 2 comments

Q&A with Gary Lee Kraut, An American Writer in Paris

An interview with Gary Lee Kraut, writer and travel specialist, and founder and editor of the award-winning online magazine, France Revisited…

Continue Reading May 11, 2016 at 11:53 am 2 comments

Hemingway’s Paris for the Budget Traveler

Is the magic still there? The good news is, yes, it is–and even better news is that you don’t have to pay inflated prices to experience it…

Continue Reading July 5, 2014 at 11:44 am 4 comments

Demystifying the French: Tip #1

Today’s tip is THE MOST IMPORTANT thing anyone going to France can possibly know. It will make more of a difference in how well you are treated there, and the quality of your social interactions in France than most Americans would believe possible, and it is so very simple to do…

Continue Reading April 22, 2012 at 2:57 pm 2 comments

My Favorite Quotes about Travel

“Travel should rub off Local Prejudices and provide an enlarged and impartial view of Men and Things” and some of my other favorite quotes about travel. Please feel free to share yours with me too!

Continue Reading May 23, 2010 at 11:41 pm 2 comments


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