Despite what many consumers of olive oil may believe, neither Italy nor Greece, or even Turkey, are the world’s largest producers. No. The world’s largest producer of olive oil is Spain. James Jeffrey discusses Spain’s olive oil industry in Spectator World, writing: It was an extraordinary sight. For three days, and about seventy kilometers of […]
Our Favorite Naples, FL Restaurant Sells Out
Our favorite restaurant in Naples, FL, Bleu Provence, has been sold to the Hoffmann Family of Companies. The Naples Daily News’s Laura Layden reports: The Bleu Provence in Old Naples will soon change hands. The soon-to-be new owners of the award-winning French restaurant? The Hoffmanns. On Thursday, the Hoffmann Family of Cos. announced the purchase – the […]
Your Survival Guy’s Best Insider’s Guide to Rome
In recent conversations, you’ve told me about your trips to Rome and beyond. In one conversation, we discussed the favorite piece of pizza you enjoyed after an insider in your group walked you all through the streets of the city on a mission. When you got there, the line was out the door, and the […]
Your Survival Guy Felt Like a U.N. Worker in Rome
OK, if you’re a regular to www.yoursurvivalguy.com, then you know about surviving and thriving. Much to my chagrin, so much can be learned from my mistakes or mishaps. Is there anything more enjoyable? In this installment, I want to draw your attention to Your Survival Guy’s best insider’s guide to Rome. This is a tricky […]
Greetings from the Coliseum in Rome
The Best of the Paris Palace Hotels
Beginning in 2012, the 159-room Paris Ritz underwent a four-year, multimillion-euro renovation, reopening on 6 June 2016. While the hotel has not applied for the ‘Palace’ distinction from the French ministry of economy, industry and employment its Suite Impériale has been listed by the French government as a national monument. The newly renovated and re-opened Hotel Lutetia […]
The Daily Life of a Grass Fed Dairy Farm in Brittany
In Taste of France Magazine, the editors interview Soizic Trotel about the routines of her family’s dairy farm in Brittany. They write: A cooperative of dairy farmers in Brittany care for their herds on small family farms and send off the milk they produce to make Paysan Breton cream cheese. Taste of France spoke to Soizic Trotel, who has worked with […]
French Protesters Attack Offices of World’s Wealthiest Man
French protesters angry about the country’s pension system overhaul are spreading their disdain beyond government officials to the French elites. Protesters stormed the offices of LVMH, the world’s largest luxury goods company, controlled by Bernard Arnault, who regularly trades places with Elon Musk as the world’s wealthiest person. The Wall Street Journal’s Nick Kostov and […]
Greetings from WaterColor, Florida
Hands Down – Boston’s Best Hotel
Debbie and I have spent over a decade visiting the small group of a dozen or so Paris Palace hotels, each of which is a magnificent, distinctive fortress of special importance. The very best of this unforgettable group of travel treasures continues, to us, to be Le Bristol Hotel in the 8th arrondissement. We look […]
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