Gary Lee Kraut
Gary Lee Kraut is the editor of France Revisited and an award-winning travel writer. As a long-time specialist on travel and touring in France, he has become the go-to contact for individual travelers and travel agents seeking personalized travel advice and customized tours in Paris and throughout France. See the About the Editor tab at the top of this page for his complete bio.
Joy and reminiscence in Pere Lachaise Cemetery in November
With All Saints Day, November 1, just passed the chrysanthemums left by loved ones and fallen leaves decorate the marble tombstones and sculptures of Pere Lachaise Cemeter in Paris.
Half-timbered Houses in Troyes, Champagne
Half-timbered houses of the 15th to 19th centuries can be found throughout France, yet Troyes is among best places to appreciate their pastel charms.
Travel cats
France Revisited presents the work of two photographs who captures the spirit of encounters between cats and travelers.
A tribute to Moumoon the cat
Moumoon, this writer’s cat, has died at age 11 after a courageous battle with kidney failure. He was known to readers of "France Revisited" through various texts in which he played a prominent or supporting role, including "Of Cats and Friends" and a review of Hotel Saint Paul Rive Gauche.
Bloomberg News: Strikes in Paris leave tourists well-fed anyway
A Bloomberg news headline of October 2010, taken up by many online publications, states “Strikes at Eiffel Tower, Orsay Museum Leave Tourists Stranded.”
Luxury Silversmith Maintains Tradition of French Savoir-Faire in the Northern Marais
The formerly workaday neighborhood of the northern Marais has been increasingly gentrified over the past 15 years, but something that hasn’t changed is the discreet presence of one of France’s few remaining creators of luxury silverware, tableware and decorative accessory: Lapparra.
Uruguayan artist Alba Aranda at Galérie Art Présent
Early autumn in Paris a travel writer and culture journalist can be lulled into thinking he’s working by the mere fact that he’s received a dozen invitations for art openings.
Le Royal Monceau, Hotel Luxury à la Philippe Starck
When the Royal Monceau reopened its doors to the press in October 2010 following a two-year make-over, all eyes were on the interior decoration signed Philippe Starck, as well as on Philippe Starck who came to congratulate himself on his efforts to give new and French wings to this high luxury hotel between the Champs-Elysées and Parc Monceau.
Paul Belmondo Museum Opens in Boulogne-Billancourt
Cultural offering in the Greater Paris region, such as the Paul Belmondo Museum in Boulogne-Billancourt. increasingly draw gazes beyond the capital's periphery.