The Paris Traveler

 
 I found these photos on flickr and instantly fell in love with whatever I was looking at.  With some patience and the aid of Google, I was able to dig a little deeper for my own interests sake and couldn’t be selfish and keep all the info to myself.
This is just one of the beautifully maintained gardens at Château de Gourdon, a fortress built into a cliff, with its beginnings as far back as the 12th century, being added onto again in the mid-17th century.  This particular garden is the “Italian Terrace”, filled with immaculately trimmed boxwoods, recreating elaborate topiaries …read more

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I found this video this morning and just had to share.  Patricia and Walter Wells I do believe are my idols as they have done what so many of us only dream of doing–closing shop here in the states and take the daring step of creating a life overseas.  These two have been most successful– Walter, working for the International Herald Tribune and Patricia becoming a wonderful chef, creating cooking schools both in Paris and Provence that are consistently sold out, in addition to publishing several successful cookbooks.   Here’s a glimpse of this very inspiring couple.
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I stumbled upon a blog the other day that I found to be not only entertaining, but also informative for those of you who love France, but don’t speak the language. Or perhaps you speak just a little, but you’re not really comfortable carrying on an intense conversation. In the short time that I’ve been blogging here, I’m pleased to say that my readers come from more than 60 countries! I know that many of you are multi-lingual, yet I don’t know how many of you speak French. So, for those of you who would like to get a feel for the language, or …read more

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