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.
A Francophile East Coast U.S. Road Trip (1): French Bakeries, American History
Part of a week-long, 1400-mile European-style road trip from New Jersey to Florida, with stops at Philadelphia, Richmond, Raleigh, Charleston, Savannah and Orlando and south Florida.
Mano Solo has died. If you don’t know his work check it out.
Mano Solo, one of the most remarkable, independent voices of contemporary French music since the release of his first album in 1993, has died at the age of 46. He is buried in Pere Lachaise Cemetery.
Winter in Paris: Does size matter on the ice canal?
Winter in Paris: As ice forms on the Canal Saint Martin photographers take to the bridges and cobblestones and snowy edges.
The Birthplace of Bubbles: An Introduction to Champagne
This article provides an overview of the Champagne region for travelers looking to visit its winegrowing zones over the course of a day or two or three. It partially echoes another article on this site, A Champagne Diary: 3 Grapes, 3 Lunches, 3 Dinners, a Bit of Chocolate, and Countless Bubbles, which indicates a number of worthwhile restaurant options in the region.
Dom Pérignon and the Birth of Champagne
As cellar master at the Benedictine Abbey of Hautvillers, Dom Pérignon was instrumental in development of clear, bubbly, cork-popping Champagne.
On a Train from Paris to Rome
One of these days we'll get around to making a real video for "On a Train from Paris to Rome" -- music by Jordan Zell, lyrics by Gary Lee Kraut -- but in the meantime you can watch and listen to a practice performance of the song by Jordan Zell and Yuri Stolov at the Putin Bar in Jerusalem in November 2009.
Junior Year Abroad: English as a Second Language
During junior year abroad, Kim Sotman abandons Paris for London for the weekend to reaccustom her ear to English, though it's far cry from the English she knows.
The Dutch Golden Age: A History Lesson Through Art
You might wonder why I haven’t chosen a painting by Rembrandt or Vermeer to illustrate an article about an exhibit entitled The Dutch Golden Age,...
A Brilliant Obsession: Color at the Marmottan Monet, Black at the Pompidou
The Marmottan Monet Museum is one of the undervisited glories of the museumscape of Paris, no doubt due to its location toward the western...