Te(st)rrifying – Did you know? 1. Why the Celts began wearing masks and costumes during...
French District Confidentials
Tour E – Brooklyn in Twilight The tour takes place on Sundays departing between 2 pm and 6 pm...
You are a nobody, welcome to Milk and Honey…if you can manage to enter that is. For all the...
This is a rather original concept of a bachelorette: for two hours, the bride-to-be and her...
Discovering France
The westernmost part of France, Breton (Brittany) might be called Finistère, meaning ‘land’s...
Turenne is 13th or 14th century village, an hour south of Limoges and about 9.5 miles from Brive...
Penny for our thoughts
ABC’s of picking a good bottle for a wine newbie
Speed date with wine – The swirl, the sniff and the sip…
You think back to all the times you have seen people sipping on wines in movies, holding it up across the light, swirling it around and speaking in wine lingo and you end up thinking wine is a complicated elixir! Don’t be...
Party like the French?…14th of July it is!
“Vive le 14 juillet!” or Long live the 14th of July
Storming of a prison, sparking of the French Revolution…July 14th is celebrated as Fête Nationale “Bastille Day” all over France and by Francophiles all over the world. Stepping back… Built as a medieval fortress on the...
French survival phrases
“To have another language is to possess a second soul.” said Charlemagne.
Well, surprise surprise (or no surprises there for the ones who know)… “wee” is “Oui” which is for “yes in French” and “mercy” is actually “merci” and they are just thanking you in French. French phrases could sometimes throw you...
French etiquette – Day to day do’s and don’ts
The guidelines to avoid a faux pas in the French society.
“La poiltesse” reigns social behavior amongst French as does formality. The way you act, talk, dress, eat… everything is more formal as compared to American standards. The following tips are handy to avoid being stamped...
