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24Jul

The Hundred-Foot Journey, a Tale of Food and Travel

You can't deny the thrill of seeing a film, in this case The Hundred-Foot Journey, that so beautifully weaves together the things you love most in life. About a month ago, Chef did that so skillfully, weaving together food, social media, humor, travel and great story-telling. I left the theater craving Spanish food and was also hungry for more movies with relevance to the times we are living in. It also made me think more about the life of a chef, something I had never really thought about. I was looking for a another chance to do it again. And here Read More

23May

FIAF presents Bon Voyage Workshop at the Jacadi Madison Avenue Boutique

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The French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF)

As a member of a multi-cultural family and a travel writer, I get excited about introducing children to other cultures. When my kids were young, we traveled over-seas often and I was able to introduce them to different languages, food, and more. Still, to this day (well, they are not so old), we congregate with many foreign families and I make a conscious effort to expand their global horizons daily. That is why this event threw itself out at me as something worth promoting. It involves travel, music, language and more. The French Institute Read More

16Sep

TripIt Tripped Up our Trip

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This past summer my family and I embarked on a fabulous European adventure to England and France. I've blogged about it here, elsewhere and it was probably clear from my writing that we had a wonderful time. What I neglected to write about was an unusual and unfortunate experience that occurred while we were in London. We were hoping to talk to the company involved to see if we could at least get a an apology for the inconvenience caused, but we haven't been able to. We've emailed them a few times and not received a response, not one attempt of Read More

21Jul

Exploring Provence with Kids (it’s possible!)

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We recently spent a few days in Provence with the children. Traveling within this region is a very unique, special experience. Each village has its own flavor. Every village you go to in the Luberon mountain region east of Avignon dates back to the mid-evil days or as fall back as 17 BC. Roman bridges, roads and castles are all found in this region. There is a lot for children to learn about - markets to explore - remains to discover. Our kids don't typically like being dragged around, but they fared pretty well on this trip. What's better than Read More

20Jul

Traveling to Paris with Kids (sans Louvre)

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Our recent trip to Paris was just about perfect. We were taking our children, ages 6 and 8, to a city that we both love. I had been several times in my 20s, first while backpacking around Europe and back several times with my sisters. My husband and I were last there in January 2001, the year the euro went into effect. When we were planning our summer holiday this year, with full knowledge that we were going to England, where my husband was born, I started dreaming about a return to Paris. We also planned to visit our friends in the South of France, Read More