Paris

Train all the way!

You’re going on a cross-country trip. Airplane, train, bus, car, or bike? We will be flying from Amsterdam to Budapest in August as that’s a long trip by train but the reverse journey will be the slow and scenic way. Travel then from Budapest to Paris will be done in daytime train trips with two […]

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Paris, of course!

Where would you go on a shopping spree? I would start with Shakespeare and Co, the famous English language bookshop on the left bank of the River Seine. Then I would move to Sennelier, the famous art supply store a little further up the river. To finish my spree, rather than go to Chanel or […]

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It was a dark and stormy night …

You’re writing your autobiography. What’s your opening sentence? It’s entirely possible I was born on the wrong continent. When I received my DNA test results I really thought it would show up that I was at least 50% French. Unfortunately while there is a lot of Celt in my blood, and I can dream that […]

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