Halloween at a price Many chic and trendy parties are organized for Halloween in various...
French District Confidentials
The entry This is the Lair of sin…But we must show your identity proof before being permitted...
Not only filet, ribs and steaks but also typically French pieces such as the rib-eye or...
Te(st)rrifying – Did you know? 1. Why the Celts began wearing masks and costumes during...
Discovering France
A village in southern France… A treasure of Roman Art. Journey with us through the narrow streets...
Turenne is 13th or 14th century village, an hour south of Limoges and about 9.5 miles from Brive...
Penny for our thoughts
Funny French caricatures
Line drawings about the French as perceived by the rest of the world. Maybe…maybe not!
It is said that, “A picture is worth a thousand words”. So we’ll let them do most of the talking here. Fair warning though…these are stereotypical and musings of the common mind. Don’t let them offend the Frenchie...
The best ways to learn French?…We give you three
André Gide said “Que l’on parle bien quand on parle dans le désert!”…Wondering if this is French?
It sure is French! The above quote literally means “We are so eloquent, when we talk in the desert!” French is a beautiful language not because of fancy pronunciations of its words, but because of the people that speak it! When...
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...