France Revisited Strikes Silver, Editor Goes on Tour
PASADENA, CA (Feb. 11, 2015)–The North American Travel Journalists Association (NATJA) today announced that France Revisited, www.francerevisited.com, won the Silver Award as first runner-up in the 2014 NATJA Awards Competition in the Best Online Travel Magazine category. This awards competition honors the “best of the best” in travel writing...
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?
Scraps of 2014, Inspiration for 2015
Anyone else would likely sweep them into the trash, but for me the scraps of paper scribbled with my handwriting that cover the horizontal...
On the Radio with Peter Greenberg, The Travel Detective
On the occasion of the opening of the new Peninsula Hotel in Paris this summer, American radio and television personality Peter Greenberg, aka The Travel Detective, invited me to be one of his radio guests in order to talk about the best approach to visiting Paris. The show aired on Nov. 1, 2014 and can be heard in podcast.
The October Issue
October 2014 -- The current issue of France Revisited contains a snippet of romantic news from Paris and some advice about visiting Monet’s gardens at Giverny, and I’m especially pleased to present you with a 3-part series about what is for English-speaking travelers one of the least known areas of France: French Ardennes.
Labor of Love Day
Monday, September 1, Labor (of Love) Day -- It's a schizophrenic day for Americans living in France, aware as we are that it's Labor Day...
Unlikely Places
July 2014—I don’t find much use for the term “off the beaten track” with regards to France. What track could possibly remain unbeaten in...
The Paris Interlude Issue
May 2014—The search for proper balance between explorations in Paris and elsewhere in France weighs on the minds of many travelers as they plan...
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...