Following Vincent van Gogh in Auvers-sur-Oise
Tracing Vincent van Gogh’s time in Auvers-sur-Oise, the village near Paris where the artist spent the last months of his life.
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La Rentrée: The Great French “Return”… But of Who?
The beginning of September is a very crucial time of the year: la Rentée. But what kind of “Return” will it be? Funny Romantic Stories of la Tigresse….
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Modernist Architect the Genius of lluis Domenech i Montaner
Some key works by lluis Domenech i Montaner, a contemporary of Gaudi and one of Barcelona’s Modernista movement’s top architects (for Context Travel)
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With Compliments… the Very, Very Unexpected “Perks” of Roman Hotels
Or a Harlequin romance gone terribly wrong…
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Taking on… Natural Wines with Gina Tringali
Gina Tringali of Casa Mia Italy Food and Wine Tours and Lily la Tigresse battle out who has better natural wines: France or Italy?
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Napoli Ti Amo! Pizza, Pompeii and Purse-Protecting
I had three goals for the three days in Naples: visit Pompeii, have some of the best real Neapolitan pizza … and not get my purse snatched by motorbike mafioso thieves…
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The Guinguette Revival in and around Paris
Les Berges, Paris Plages or traditional outdoor dancehalls, Paris lives and parties by its waterways more and more in summer (for HiP Paris)
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Romancing in Medieval Times: Knights, Love Potions & More!
Was love so bad in the middle ages, I mean, compared to today? Castles, knights in shining armor, love ballads sung by troubadours… I…
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Ten Reasons to Love Paris in August
Ten reasons to convince any reluctant critics (myself once included) why August is the best month to be in Paris (for HiP Paris)…
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The Mysterious “Other” Inbox
The mysterious of the Internet will never cease to surprise me… and here’s an-“other” one!
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