For The Love Of Landscapes Travels And Paintings

I’ve got a lot of feedbacks about my paintings recently since I decided to put them online.

Actually those who have commented about them all have given me very favorable feedbacks saying that they love them.

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Homestay Accommodation (Hébergement Chez l’Habitant) Another Way to Travel to France

Most people visiting a foreign country will rent a hotel room and follow the tourist tours and trails, and if that’s what you want to do there is nothing wrong with that.

However,  did you know that there Read more

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French – American Culture Shock

Have you ever been in a situation where you had a culture shock?  Well, needless to say, I have.  I had huge culture shock at least twice in my life.  The first time when I Read more

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Crêpes Aux Champignons (Mushroom Stuffed Crêpes)

I am starting to post more and more personal recipes on this blog.  If you like to cook, you may want to check my turkey recipe, my brioche recipe, my apple tarte  recipe, my cheese Read more

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False and True Rumors About French People

Since I have now lived almost half of my life in France and the other half in the United States (France still wins by a few years), I thought I would be a good judge of what rumors about Read more

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Cheese Soufflé (Soufflé Au Fromage)

I thought I would do another recipe today.  If you’ve missed my apple tarte last week, make sure you check it out. And if you are in a mood for a more complicated recipe you can also check Read more

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My Homemade Apple Tarte From Scratch

I have to admit that I am a decent cook and baker, but I don’t take any credit for it, because I was raised by a mother who used to be an excellent cook and baker.  Yes, a Read more

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So You Want To Learn French?

When you grow up speaking a language it all happens so smoothly that you don’t feel like you are learning anything.  You start hearing the language, then little by little you start pronouncing words “the wrong way” and Read more

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My Five Top Wheelchair Friendly Cities

An online friend of mine asked me if I knew of any wheelchair friendly cities in France, so I thought that it would be a good idea to write a post about my five top wheelchair friendly French cities.

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Lyon Capital Of Gastronomy

Ah Lyon! We had to come down to this city after all! A city I know darn well and a bit partial to, because it’s my home town!

Lyon is the city where I was born, went to school, Read more

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Nîmes The City Of Ancient Vestiges

Nîmes is located in the south of France at the border of Provence and Languedoc regions.  Nîmes pronounced (neem) in French is the capital of the Gard Department in the Languedoc Roussillion Region between the Mediterranean sea Read more

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Monaco A Sovereign City

Monaco, officially called Principality of Monaco (Principauté de Monaco) is really officially not a city of France since it is its own Sovereign City State.  However, if you didn’t know that you would have no way Read more

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Tübingen Beautiful German Town

Today I have the pleasure of having Oliver Tausend from Germany who has agreed to write about the town he now calls home, Tübingen.  Believe it or not, I’ve never been in Germany even though I’ve been Read more

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Monts du Lyonnais

If you’d asked me what is Monts du Lyonnais, I would tell you that it’s home.  I was born and raised in this region, and I truly believed that where  you are born and raised marks you Read more

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Èze and Nyons Two Beautiful Medieval Villages You Must Go See!

According to the comments that I’ve gotten since the beginning of this series, I know that you guys have enjoyed my summer French cities and towns series, with posts about Cannes, Annecy and the Loire Chateaux Read more

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