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.
Dunkin’ Donuts and that cute little village in the Loire Valley
An New Jersey intersection with a Dunkin' Donuts, a Lukoil gas station, a 7-11, three barbershops and a laundromat is the American equivalent of a café in a village in the Loire Valley.
Organic wines and good food at Les Fines Gueules
There are wine bars of atmosphere where you go to be a part of a crowd and there are wine bars of knowledge where...
Van Dyck Portraits at the Jacquemart-André Museum
Nov. 2008 -- Paris has pulled out all the stops to examine how Picasso looked at and dialogued with the greats that preceded him: Picasso and...
Armistice Day, November 11
The French aren't big flag wavers, but the blue white and red comes out proudly on Armistice Day (November 11), V-E Day (May 8)...
Post-Election Haircut in Paris
Five days after Barack Obama was elected president I went to get a haircut. There were no other customers in the shop, odd for a...
On becoming a pundit
In the Food & Drink section of this site I note that traveling in France turns everyone into a food critic. In the same...
Le Cotte-Roti: Exploring Bistronomy Near Marché d’Aligre
A review of Le Cote-Roti, the bistronomic restaurant of owner-chef Nicolas Michel located near one of Paris's most historic and exhuberant food markets.
Sight-Sitting in Toulouse
No need for tired feet when touring Toulouse. Here are select seats from which to do some sweet sight-sitting in the bright brick city with the distinctive southern accent.
A friend of a friend is a stranger
I was going to a dinner party on rue Delambre in the Montparnasse Quarter. One of the sidewalks was blocked because they were filming...