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  • The tree-lined boulevards complete with high-end shops, cafés, restaurants, and hotels, have come to define Paris.  These distinguished wide boulevards are the work of Baron Haussman, Paris’ urban planner during the 19th century.  He rebuilt the streets of Paris between…

  • These days it’s all about going green, natural, organic, or anything else that is friendly to the environment (and to our bodies).  When you’re home, it’s easy to support local farms through farmers’ markets or buy organic goods from the…

  • It has been argued that the French are experts in luxury and for some the city of Paris is synonymous with the term.  While there may be many of you who would argue this point, it is hard to deny…

  • The pâtisserie is easily one of the sweetest ways to enjoy Paris.  These little bakeries are filled with the makings of your wildest confectionary dreams.  What sets them apart from the classic American bakery is that each pâtisserie is marked…

  • Have you had enough chocolate yet? Between the Easter and Passover holidays, I am sure we have been indulging (whether it was your Easter bunny, or when breaking the Passover fast), but even if our stomachs cannot handle any more,…

  • There comes a point in everyone’s life when someone well-meaning or otherwise looks at you and says, “Build a bridge and get over it”.  This is a saying that the French must have taken to heart, for spanning up and…