A message from the editor:

France Revisited was launched 13 months ago on the premise that the best travel writing offers a combination of information, insights, and experience that melds together in an compelling whole.

Though the magazine isn’t yet in a position to pay its freelance contributors, we have managed to attract a variety of remarkable writers and photographers to contribute to various sections of the magazine. We select them, or they select us, because of their passion for writing about or photographing some aspect of travel or France or Europe.

Early on we created a Guest Blog to give those with less no writing or journalism experience an opportunity to present their experiences, observations, photos or videos. Once that blog was underway, we spun off a second guest blog for contributors on junior year abroad and called it Extracurricular Blogtivity.

The Guest Blog and Extracurricular Blogtivity have been well received by readers, with each receiving thousands of visit. I, personally, have been extremely pleased with the material that contributors have sent.

Unfortunately, the need to constantly renew the stable of contributors to those sections has proven too time-consuming while also leaving occasional gaps of several weeks in the frequency of posts, something we would rather avoid on France Revisited.

Since both blogs have been quiet for several weeks now, we have decided to let sleeping blogs lie. We are therefore ending both the Guest Blog and Extracurricular Blogtivity as of this post. The blogs will nevertheless remain on the site for another month or two to give readers the time to look back on the curious and perceptive work that has been posted there.

Though France Revisited is now no longer accepting material for the Guest Blog and Extracurricular Blogtivity we still welcome your queries and articles (and photos and videos) for other sections.

For those who receive the feeds from these blogs, please shift your feed to the other blogs on France Revisited, and be sure to sign up for the France Revisited Newsletter to stay informed about all new postings and travel opportunities. Or befriend France Revisited (or even me, if you like) on Facebook if that’s your preferred means of staying in contact.

However you connect with us, we look forward to you your continued readership of France Revisited, the magazine for savvy readers, experienced travelers, and curious Francophiles.

Gary Lee Kraut, editor