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Real, Authentic Bistros in the Marais? Yep. Here are 3 for you

  We all like to grumble that there's no good food served in the Marais but the truth is slightly more complicated and also more…

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Art Treasures in Paris: No Lines, Great Shows

On assignment for Travora.com I discovered (or rediscovered to be precise) the wonderful Yves Saint Laurent Foundation in Paris. Anyone who knows me also knows…

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Rome Chow-Down Showdown: Can the Little Guys Survive?

Rome has some of the best food in the world. If you doubt the veracity of that statement please pick up a copy of my…

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Discovering the Culinary Arts of the Italian Riviera

    Join me and Alison Harris on the Italian Riviera next June for the first-ever travel-and-food-writing and photography course we've developed for the prestigious School of…

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Skyscrapers in Paris? Non, merci!

Various groups of citizens — citizens of the world, not just residents of Paris — are up in arms and rightly so about the mayor…

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Two Secret Gardens in Rome, on Travora.com

I'm contributing regularly to the new travel website, Travora.com. Here's my latest story, which reveals the secrets of two of my favorite hidden parks in…

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A Day in Luxembourg Garden with Harriet Welty Rochefort

Fun in the sun (and rain) department: spend a spell with yours truly and author and fellow Paris card — Harriet is known for her…

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Boules in Paris: the New Hipster Sport, on Travora

  Tossing boules on dusty courts in parks, along canals, or on street corners appears to be the newest thing for bobos and is of…

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The Best Coffee in Rome–and the World? On Travora.com

  As a European correspondent for the new travel website Travora dot Com I'm contributing articles from Paris and Rome. Here's my latest, a paean…

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Great New Review of "Paris, Paris: Journey into the City of Light"

(Image: the Hotel de Sens, one of the sites we visit in the Marais) The wise, kind and generous Mr. D. Clark of California read…

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Paris’s Promenade Plantee: Aerial Park, on Travora.com

My first piece for the new travel website created by Travora.com is up. A few of my own photos are posted here for your delectation.…

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Water Walks in Paris: Exploring Canals on Gadling.com

One of my favorite wanders in Paris is from the Seine out to La Villette following the Canal Saint Martin up to the Bassin de…

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