Monday, September 1, Labor (of Love) Day — It’s a schizophrenic day for Americans living in France, aware as we are that it’s Labor Day in the U.S. and La Rentrée, i.e. back-to-the-grind time, in France.
As I prepare to send out the France Revisited Newsletter, I think of today as Labor of Love Day, a day to work without really working. You know: Choose a job you love and you’ll never work a day in your life.
I did indeed take great pleasure in putting together the current issue of France Revisited, and I like to think that those who contributed to this issue enjoyed doing so as well, as will you in reading/traveling with us to four very different parts of France: Paris, Auvergne, the Riviera and the Loire Valley.
25 Paris Restaurant: A List Beyond The List
A 2-part article that discusses why so many travelers have the same restaurants on their list (part 1) and suggests 25 restaurants to expand that list (part 2), including recommendations kindly contributed by six Paris-based French and American food journalists and bloggers.
Moulins (Auvergne) and the National Costume Center
I travel deep in the heart of France to the little-known town of Moulins, which reveals the fabric of great theater at the National Costume Museum. This year the museum celebrates the 450th anniversary of Shakespeare’s birth with an exhibition of costumes from some of the bard’s most emblematic plays.
Le Ciotat: A Splash of Reality on the Riviera
Corinne LaBalme forgoes the Saint Tropez glitz-krieg and heads for the refreshingly quirky (and under-hyped) port of La Ciotat to enjoy great food, unspoiled beaches and affordable prices in one of the all-too-rare Mediterranean enclaves that’s escaped paparazzi pollution.
Blond Girl in Saumur: When Our Eyes Met for the Second Time
A photo/video-log from the Loire Valley in which I remember when travel was less about fooding and more about flirting, less about getting reservations and more about losing inhibitions, less about looking for recommendations and more about following your own nose.
Enjoy the read. Enjoy the travels.
Happy Labor (of Love) Day.
Gary
Gary Lee Kraut
Editor, France Revisited