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Tag: France

Yoga for Travelers and a Yummy Retreat

Yoga for Travelers and a Yummy Retreat

Yoga, as taught by Anne Marie Welsh at the Community Center in my hometown, changed my life. It’s not just the way she demonstrates the asanas that make her special, it’s her affirmations and soothing words that set her apart from other instructors.  In addition to being a yoga teacher, Anne Marie is also a traveler, […]

August 6, 2016 | Updated: August 7, 2016 | By Elizabeth | 3 Replies More
Yoga Poses & Blissful Retreats for Travelers

Yoga Poses & Blissful Retreats for Travelers

Yoga poses…We all have our favorites. The ones I like the best I learned from Anne Marie Welsh at the Community Center in my hometown –  La Jolla, California.   In addition to being a great teacher, Anne Marie is also an inveterate traveler, so she knows the best yoga poses for people – like you and […]

March 1, 2016 | Updated: August 7, 2016 | By Elizabeth | 1 Reply More
Learn French, Travel With Your Tutor

Learn French, Travel With Your Tutor

Learn French while traveling with your teacher in Eastern France. Doesn’t that sound like fun? Our Parisian friend Pascale Heuzé previously shared her ideas about souvenir shopping and provided suggestions for living like a local in Paris. Now she wants to help you learn French. Read on… I’m a real French tutor living in Paris and […]

September 1, 2015 | Updated: September 2, 2015 | By Elizabeth | 2 Replies More
Paris Shopping -Finding the Best “Souvenirs”

Paris Shopping -Finding the Best “Souvenirs”

Paris shopping is a subject near and dear to the heart of Pascale Heuzé, who lives in  Vincennes – a community in the eastern suburbs of the city. I first introduced you to this lovely lady when I wrote about learning vacations a while back.  More recently, she wrote about Vincennes and why you might want […]

April 7, 2015 | Updated: April 8, 2015 | By Elizabeth | Reply More
Paris On a Private Tour – S’il Vous Plait

Paris On a Private Tour – S’il Vous Plait

Paris has been home to Manuel de Croutte for many years. You may remember that I introduced you to him (“Your Private Guide to France”) a while back when he started his company Exclusive & Private. Because of his family contacts and personal connections, Exclusive & Private is able to offer exclusive access to many historical […]

March 19, 2015 | Updated: March 19, 2015 | By Elizabeth | Reply More
Vincennes – Live Like a Local in Paris

Vincennes – Live Like a Local in Paris

Vincennes – a community in the eastern suburbs of Paris – is home to Pascale Heuzé. I first introduced you to this lovely lady when I wrote about learning vacations a while back.  Now she wants you to know about her hometown: the reasons to visit and why you might like to make Vincennes your base […]

March 13, 2015 | Updated: March 13, 2015 | By Elizabeth | Reply More
First Time in Europe – Journey to Connection

First Time in Europe – Journey to Connection

Last week I posted a photo of Florence on Facebook and posed the question: “What would you do if you had one day in Firenze? “I would breathe in all the history of its open air art masterpieces, ” replied Larry Kessler. “Then I would sit on a bench in the Piazza Della Signoria and ask the […]

November 2, 2014 | Updated: November 3, 2014 | By Elizabeth | 6 Replies More
Giverny –  Monet’s Garden Travel Tips

Giverny – Monet’s Garden Travel Tips

  Giverny – I’d dreamed about seeing this garden for at least a decade. Actually, maybe longer. I think I was still in high school when I wrote a term paper on the French Impressionist artist Claude Monet. In the process, I fell in love with his garden at Giverny, France. And now I was in […]

July 17, 2014 | Updated: February 16, 2015 | By Elizabeth | Reply More
Normandy Travel Tips from Doug Hamilton

Normandy Travel Tips from Doug Hamilton

  Doug Hamilton is the producer/director/writer of D-DAY’S SUNKEN SECRETS - the PBS-TV special documentry commemorating the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings on the coast of Normandy, France. D-DAY’S SUNKEN SECRETS will air May 28th on your PBS station (check local listings for time). Doug is an inveterate authentic traveler. In this guest post he shares Normandy travel tips learned in the months he spent in […]

April 24, 2014 | Updated: October 31, 2014 | By Elizabeth | Reply More
Your Favorite Hotels in Paris and Beyond

Your Favorite Hotels in Paris and Beyond

Hotels in Paris. Hotels outside of Paris. Hotels all around the world. Last October I asked “what is your favorite hotel anywhere in the world” and 473 readers replied by leaving a comment on this post  The result is a wonderful, annotated list of places to stay around the globe from Antigua to Zanzibar. If I […]

March 13, 2014 | Updated: October 31, 2014 | By Elizabeth | 3 Replies More
Trip Report: The Heritage of Guernsey

Trip Report: The Heritage of Guernsey

Ever since I read THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL SOCIETY, I’ve wanted to visit this island in the English Channel. I haven’t made it yet, so I was happy to receive this report from Emma Williams. BTW, when I go, I’m staying at the Old Government House Hotel. Several readers have recommended it. Enjoy! […]

August 8, 2013 | Updated: March 21, 2015 | By Elizabeth | 4 Replies More
The Best Food In Paris

The Best Food In Paris

  Yummy food in Paris: the Mazet sweet shop in the Marais District. This guest post was contributed by Jane Bertch. Soon after I moved to this incredible city in 2005, I noticed that nearly every American I met asked me where to find the best food in Paris – specifically pastries, chocolates, and cheeses. […]

July 7, 2013 | Updated: October 31, 2014 | By Elizabeth | 3 Replies More
Your Private Guide to France

Your Private Guide to France

  Manuel de Croutte would like to introduce you to the art de vivre in France, and my advice is that you should let him. As you may already know (I didn’t), the art de vivre literally means the “art of living,” but in France it’s code for French history, tradition, culture, and – most […]

June 19, 2013 | Updated: October 31, 2014 | By Elizabeth | 3 Replies More
Pet-Friendly Paris

Pet-Friendly Paris

Maggie Espinosa contributed this guest post. What options does pet-friendly Paris offer? That was the question as my assistant and I deplaned in The City of Light. I was sure that man’s best friend was welcome, but I needed to know the details because I’m writing a travel guide app: The Privileged Pooch in Paris. […]

June 15, 2013 | Updated: October 31, 2014 | By Elizabeth | 2 Replies More
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