I'm in love with Auberge de la Selune. IN LOVE. Situated on the edge of La Sélune, this restaurant is in-house of the Auberge de la Selune, a Logis-Hotel. There are a number of regional go-to local restaurants that work ´just finé for me … but the Auberge? Is memorable. It puts many to shame. Dining on the terrace in summer months, will find you im...

Located in the heart of Paris, in the 15th arrondissement, Tour Montparnasse (Montparnasse Tower) soars 56 floors above the ground, and is just outside the doors of Gare Montparnasse, my go-to train station. One of five main stations in Paris, thousands cross through here daily. As a rule, I've come and gone via Montparnasse but always en route to ...

My Friend Lili knows the coastal roads of the Baie of Mont St Michel like the back of her hand. Born in the house she lives in, when she asks me if I'd like to go somewhere with her, I jump.  Our last foray was to La Crêperie du Télégraphe in the tiny, charming village of St. Marcan. Adjacent to St. Broladre, as you're driving away from the Mo...

As a baby boomer American who grew up in the 60s, with the atrocities of war not on our soil, normal life held a complete disassociation from the horrors of our world wars. Looking back, it's almost like a privileged inheritance, except for the denial fomented.​ I've had to come to grips with that; the intensity of loss in the USA of an entire gene...

I don't think anyone ever has the thought 'I'm going to fly to France and go to Chartres' as first thought for their premier destination. But maybe it's worth considering. FRENCH JUICE: Just Pressed: The Many Secrets of Chartres Home to one of the best preserved Gothic cathedrals on the planet sans crowds, it houses unparalleled stained g...