Paris tongue in cheek: From the butt plug to the giant colon
Some travelers are so focused on the pleasures of good food and drink in Paris that they aren't aware that the powers that be are equally concerned about the other end of the digestive tract. As a reminder, Paris is giving a lesson in colon care on one of the major squares of the city.
The Charlie Hebdo Survivor Issue and the Sabbath Candles
The week after terror attacks that targeted journalists at Charlie Hebdo and Jews at the kosher grocery millions of people bought the survivor edition of Charlie Hebdo out of solidarity with the victims and what they represented. But did any think of buying kosher food?
Je ne suis pas un touriste
April 2014—The announcements, invitations and press kits arrive daily in early spring, as they also do in September and then again in January, to...
A Bend in the Road with Maura Sweeney
Maura Sweeney wants us all to be happy. Writer, inspirational speaker, radio personality, wife, mother, friend, stranger with a tolerant gaze and a kind word, Maura is a native of New Jersey, a longtime Floridian and an inveterate traveler who wants us all to carry a passport from the State of Happiness. She speaks here with Gary Lee Kraut about his concept of travel therapy.
Parisians Show Knee: Paris Fashion Police No Longer Forbid Men’s Shorts
PARIS FASHION FLASH: It’s been a long time coming but the Paris fashion police have finally received the circular concerning shorts, now making it acceptable for local men to show their knees on the street.
The Cranky Editor: Life Beyond the Facebook Quarter of Paris
Preparing France Revisited’s Cranky Issue has made me one happy editor.
My call for cantankerous texts from residents and travelers willing to demonstrate that all...
“Patrimoine,” French Heritage and Travel in France
In November 2012 I was elected to the administrative board of the Association des journalistes du patrimoine (AJP), France’s Heritage Journalists Association, the first foreign journalist to join the board in the association’s 10 years of existence. Exploring patrimoine/heritage in France.
The U.S. Presidential Election and the American Overseas Voter
Paris, Oct. 27. Editorial on the upcoming American presidential election from the perspective of overseas voters.
Scarf Season Arrives in Paris
Paris scarf season: Suddenly they were everywhere: loose cotton scarves, thick wool scarves, tight silk scarves, draped scarves, discreet solids, polyester pleats, crinkled pinks, tasseled greens, turquoise blues, bulging fleeces,...