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.
Sea views from the Grand Hotel de Cabourg, Normandy
Normandy's Flowered coast has much to offer in terms of fine hotels and recommendable restaurants. But the fit traveler also needs some exercise, the occasion for some expansive sea views.
The Sweet Taste of D-Day
From Pegasus Bridge to Utah Beach, the Landing Zone of Normandy is prime territory for D-Day merchandising, but I’d imagine that very little, if any, of it is actually made in Normandy. So I was a bit wary when saw a jar of “D-Day Honey” for sale this summer at Bernard Lebrec’s apple farm between Pointe du Hoc and the American Cemetery.
Got Heritage? Pelerin Awards Help Restore France’s Catholic Heritage
History has taught France the dangers of seeing a dominant religion play a leading role in public policy. Yet it has also left this...
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.