Right of Way: An Englishman Takes to the Road in France
Arriving from England, Gerald Vinestock's experience driving in France has taught him much about the dos and don'ts and Gallicisms of the country's byways, highways and parking lots, from Calais to the door of a small-town boulangerie. His insights will come in handy should you someday get behind the wheel in France.
You know you live in Paris when a striker …
... texts you at 10pm
Him: Good news, I’m on strike tomorrow.
You: Good news for whom?
Him: Us. I can come by in the afternoon.
You: But I’m not on strike.
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.
Scarf Season Arrives in Paris
It was bound to happen. They were just waiting for the ideal conditions.
On Monday September 17 those conditions arrived: a cool light breeze, grey...
“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.