In The Robin Report, Mark Faithfull outlines the plan of the owners of the famous Paris cafe, Les Deux Magots, to go global. Faithfull writes: Perhaps if you started business in 1885 and have a formidable literary and artist legacy going back nearly two centuries with the same family running the show — and have […]
Should You Buy and Renovate a Château in France?
At French Entrée, French Connections HCB tells the story of two new homeowners who decided after COVID-19 to leave the city, buy a château, and renovate it. They write: Lee and André became proud owners of the château on 30th April 2022, a mere seven months after first setting eyes on it. While André is […]
L’Eau de France: A Fight for France’s Water
Activists and farmers are gearing up for a fight over France’s water resources. Activists are targeting farmers who rely on basins of pumped groundwater to irrigate their crops, blaming them for water shortages in France. Michele Barbero reports in Foreign Policy: As France grapples with soaring temperatures and ever more ruinous droughts, a full-blown water […]
Paris, The Palace Hotels: Part I
Originally posted on September 8, 2017. Paris, a city of over two million, has 20 arrondissements (neighborhoods) in its inner circle. The Cathedral of Notre Dame, on Isle de la Cite (1st a), is considered the center of Paris, with each arrondissement spiraling like a snail’s shell from there. Use the Notre Dame as your […]
Meet Me at Freddy’s June 2022
Updated July 7th, 2022 We unfortunately didn’t bump into New Zealander Drew Harre or American Juan Sanchez at this summer’s “layover“ at Freddy’s (Left Bank, Rue de Seine, Paris). I first met the business partners for what is now the better part of a decade ago. Neither is French, but they make Freddy’s, along with […]
Hotel Lutetia Bids Adieu to Summer
Summer is coming to a close in Paris, and Hotel Lutetia, the only palace hotel on the left bank of the Seine, is bidding the season adieu. The hotel’s recent email explained: Bidding Adieu to Summer in Paris Paris is at its finest during summer, but so too as summer comes to an end – […]
Vermont Abandoned, Dairy Farm Economy Devastated
UPDATE 8.18.23: “Make hay while the sun shines.” That old farmer adage has been difficult for Vermont farmers this year who have experienced flooding and near constant rain, preventing them from haying their fields to provide feed for their cows. The lack of hay made on their own farms will force the farmers to buy […]
Summertime in Paris
Traveling to Paris during the summer can be a risky affair because so many of the city’s residents are on their own vacations. But, Paris resident and expert David Lebovitz suggests there are still good reasons to visit in August if you know where to go. He writes: While it’s not quite August yet, things are winding […]
Best Paris Ice Cream Shops
David Lebovitz tells us the best places to cool down in Paris. As a public service (and because I love ice cream), once upon a time, I listed several favorite ice cream shops in Paris, which, at the time, were just a handful. But things have changed with many young people opening shops, number of […]
The Newbury: Number 1 in Boston
The Newbury in Boston has been chosen by Travel + Leisure as 2023’s number-one Boston hotel. According to LHW, the company that owns The Newbury and many other luxury hotels around the world: The Newbury (#1 in Boston), The Lowell (New York), and The Hay-Adams (D.C.) are ranked some of the top city hotels, while […]
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