The magic of the Eurostar has brought the French and the English closer than ever despite their historic love/hate relationship. Even if the Brits prefer to vacation near the South of France beaches, there are still many of them who … Continue reading →

The French and Brits aren’t eternal enemies but, according to the author Stephen Clarke, we can’t ignore our pasts… His book 1000 Years of Annoying the French (Bantam) dismantles a few myths that historians have been trying to pass off … Continue reading →

As of Feb. 10, the new highest auction price for a Salvador Dalí painting came in at $22 million, when “Portrait of Paul Eluard” soared over pre-auction estimates of $9 million at Sotheby’s! Dali now holds the record for the … Continue reading →

Tourists rush to it and Parisians turned vacationers are rediscovering their own city in it. It goes away and comes back with the seasons… The Big Wheel of the Place de la Concorde, installed in November, won an extension from City Hall until February 27. Afterwards, we will no longer see its nightglow – lighting up the sky all the way to the other end of Paris – … Continue reading →

As Woody Allen put it: “As long as you haven’t been kissed in these rainy Paris afternoons, you haven’t been kissed at all”… and he was certainly right. Ask any woman who has been hit by Cupid’s arrow and you are … Continue reading →

Most of my Paris fractional ownership properties and rental properties are located on the Ile de la Cite, which is one of two natural islands located in the middle of the Seine river in the heart of central Paris. It … Continue reading →

If you’ve recently wandered through the streets of Manhattan you must have noticed that along with Jack Russels, a new species has become extremely trend setting over the past few years; the French Bulldog. This race was artificially created at … Continue reading →

The open air markets in Paris have existed since the Middle Ages and the Parisians have been buying from the same merchants for decades. Gradually, seasoned visitors are renting Paris apartments so they can expose themselves to to the famous … Continue reading →

Obesity has been very much in the news recently, following the publication of the new US Dietary Guidelines for Americans, showing that the worldwide prevalence of adult obesity has nearly doubled in the last three decades! The most recent numbers … Continue reading →

An Italian art historian claims that Leonardo da Vinci created the mysterious “Mona Lisa” using the face of his young male apprentice, Gian Giacomo Caprotti, who began working with the Renaissance master as a child. The young man grew very … Continue reading →