The drive in the summer sunshine from Tours to Rochecorbon provided me with one of those transcendent moments that make my travels so fulfulling. I had a zippy new car, a Volvo hatchback, I had music streaming from my phone to the well-tuned speakers, and I had an exciting destination, […]

There is something I love about early mornings, and experiencing the first few hours of the world as it is waking up.  I remember the days when I’d be the cafe opener, and arrive ready for work at 5:45 am, getting everything ready for the customers who would begin streaming […]

The Loire Valley is full of magnificent towns, and hundreds of vineyards strung along the sides of its rivers, the Loire, Cher and Vienne.  We asked the folks who promote wine travel here to tell us what they thought was the most beautiful town to represent the region in the […]

Where better to learn new cooking techniques than in Paris? Yesterday I learned quite a few new tricks when I spent the better part of a whole day cooking an elaborate meal with chef Fred Poulliot, at Le Foodist, a cooking school in Paris’ left bank. There were quite a […]

To some travelers, spending 1700 euros on a night is pocket change. For them, there is only one choice in the City of LIght–The Four Seasons George V Paris, on the swanky Champs Elysees.  The bloggers on our trip met for the first time in this over the top luxurious […]

Today I set out on a mission, I”m part of a team of American bloggers who are fanning out all over France’s wine regions to share their photos, videos, blogs and experiences. The people who promote these areas chose an interesting range of writers and photographers. One of them is […]

The best way to get to know people is over a meal–and it’s even better when you’re dining in someone’s home, not in a restaurant.  That’s what VizEat is all about. Last night I joined a group of six travel writers at a dinner with Christiane and Renaud Lestage in […]