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…
The life and times of critically acclaimed author David Downie in Paris and Rome, France and Italy.
David Downie Posts
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…
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…
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…
Various groups of citizens — citizens of the world, not just residents of Paris — are up in arms and rightly so about the mayor…
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…
Fun in the sun (and rain) department: spend a spell with yours truly and author and fellow Paris card — Harriet is known for her…
Tossing boules on dusty courts in parks, along canals, or on street corners appears to be the newest thing for bobos and is of…
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…
(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…
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.…
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…