The 3-Day Brittany Itinerary Worth Skipping Mont Saint-Michel For
Saint-Malo gets the postcards. Mont Saint-Michel gets the crowds. Vannes gets three days of real travel. A stunning medieval walled…
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Versailles Is the One Everyone Knows. The Other Two Are Just as Impressive.
You’ve probably heard of Versailles. You might have heard of Fontainebleau. But Vaux-le-Vicomte? That one slips past most tourist itineraries….
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3 Paris Hotels With a Past: Wilde, Chanel, and Hemingway
Paris has hundreds of luxury hotels, and most of them are excellent. The ones you remember are the ones where…
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Why French Servers Don’t Live and Die by Your Tip
You leave a 20% tip at a restaurant in the US without thinking twice. It’s automatic. You’d feel guilty not…
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What to Eat in Lyon: France’s Real Culinary Capital
Paris gets all the credit. Lyon gets all the food. Lyon has been called the gastronomic capital of France for…
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Why French People Don’t Do Small Talk – And What Americans Get Wrong About It
If you’ve ever walked out of a Paris café feeling vaguely snubbed, you’re not alone. The waiter didn’t smile. Nobody…
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August in France Surprises Every First-Time Visitor
If you’ve planned a trip to France in August expecting the country to be at its most vibrant, here’s something…
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Paris Palace Hotels You Can Walk Into Without a Reservation
You don’t need to spend $2,000 a night to experience the most beautiful interiors in Paris. A handful of the…
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The Parisian Brasseries Worth Planning a Meal Around
Paris has no shortage of places to eat. It also has no shortage of mediocre places to eat disguised as…
