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School’s almost out. Summer’s almost here. You’re finishing up those last few exams and thinking about heading home from an amazing semester in Europe.
Sounds terrible, right? I know. So, instead, you should skip the crummy plane trip home sitting next to some awkwardly large businessman from Duluth and head to the south of France for [...]

Nearly everyone who has been to Paris has tried a macaron, one of the city’s specialties and the “next cupcake,” according to Lizelle’s article, Macarons are the New Cupcakes.
Melty, flaky, and ultimately delicious, French macarons come in an array of different flavors, including the classic tastes like raspberry, lemon and chocolate and the more unusual [...]

I challenge YOU–bloggers, readers, travelers–to a duel: a photo duel. You’re looking at a photo of Yours Truly on my current trip to Paris.
The first time I came to Paris, I was only here for 8 hours and the only thing I saw was the Eiffel Tower and the most amazing cafe in the history [...]

Okay, so I know it’s only March and, for most of us, summer seems ever out of reach as winter moves on at a snail’s pace. But summer is actually on the way and it is never too early to start thinking about your plans. Will you wait tables at the local pizza place across [...]

Let’s be clear: Restaurant Georges, atop the Centre Pompidou, is indeed a museum resto. Therefore — despite an ambitious menu — the food may very well disappoint. And it’s expensive. Where value is concerned, one look at the fare might very well send you running in the opposite direction.
But stop, and have a seat. In [...]

Peggy Retka has had a passion for travel ever since her first international experience. When she was fifteen, Peggy traveled in France for three weeks with her high school language teachers. She discovered a fascinating world that offered different experiences and perspectives from her hometown of Hastings, MN. From that point on, she was hooked.
Peggy [...]

A car rental shortage to threaten spring and summer travel in Europe.

Sometimes, no matter how flavorsome the café au lait or flaky the croissants, a hearty American breakfast is simply and solely what the heart desires (particularly after a night on the town — the States have hangover food down to a tee).
So when in Paris and craving home fries, steak and eggs, a bacon cheeseburger or [...]

Chambord: The hunting lodge of a king.

When life hands you lemons, you make lemonade.
Unless you are the city of Menton, of course, in which case you make enormous, fantastical statues and display them thereafter at the Menton Lemon Festival, February 12 though March 3.
Menton, a French town that borders Italy along the Cote d’Azur – is clearly proud of its citrus [...]