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Art trip : Galerie de Minéralogie, Museum d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France
Here he is again, the 8-year-old boy in me, but wait, he’s onto something I promise! The mineralogy gallery of the Museum d’Histoire Naturelle has reopened last December with a show called “Trésors de...
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Art trip : The unexpected Louvre, Paris, France
The Louvre. So fabulous….and so popular! Yet, unlike other Parisian museums plagued by their success, there are still ways to experience it in relatively good conditions. Mostly, it’s because it is so...
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In situ : Le Louvre, Paris, France
Le Louvre is old, and therefore quite labyrinthine, so don’t expect your visit to be a smooth, seamless ride through art history. Instead you’ll probably get lost, end up circling the place trying to...
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The cosmopolitan kitchen : Pomegranate tabbouleh
Ihave been wanting to create this section for a while now. I have a passion for food that is very much fueled by all my travel. With the years passing and the destinations list growing I realize how...
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Just Paris : Chinatown, le triangle de Choisy
There are a few Asian neighbourhoods in Paris, but still, most of the time when people talk about the “quartier chinois” they refer to that triangle at the south of the 13th arrondissement. I used to...
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Feels special : Saint Blaise chapel, Rochefort-en-Valdaine, France
I‘m just back from a week in the southern Drôme region, you might have noticed if you follow me on instagram, and you could say that I am in love. Maybe it’s the glorious sun, the wild beauty or that...
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Green Delight : Southern Drôme in October, France
When we went to Southern Drôme early in October this year, autumn was just starting. There were golden and fiery leaves in places but mostly it looked like the big show was preparing in the shadows of...
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Art trip : Zadkine museum, Paris
Artist ateliers are pretty much a part of the myth of Paris. A lot of them were located in the south of the city, around Montparnasse, and are now considered prime real estate for their unique cachet....
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Paradise search : Les Genestons, Nyons, France
We spent a week in Southern Drôme last October, and half of it took place in a blissful house right outside Nyons. I might as well confess right now that this wasn’t a completely innocent trip, since...
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The mood : Southern Drôme in October, France
Last fall’s trip to Southern Drôme was a bit of a recon mission. We wandered around in a triangle that went from Montelimar to Crest to Nyons, trying to figure out which area we really liked best....
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Art trip : Musée Guimet, Paris, France
The Guimet museum is devoted to Asian art, and knowing my love for most Asian things, one could find it surprising that I waited that long to visit it. But the winter day when I was longing for Asia...
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Paradise search : Chalet 1864, Le Grand Bornand, France
One of my travel resolutions for 2016 was to explore more mountains landscapes. That’s why I thought it was some kind of serendipity when I got the opportunity to stay at Chalet 1864, up there in the...
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In situ : Grignan, Drôme, France
Grignan is a pretty famous village in the south of Drôme. It has a pretty fancy castle which feels curiously sophisticated in the middle of the countryside, and gives the town an undeniably posh air,...
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The good spot : Pizza dei Cioppi, Paris 11, France
I must confess that these last years I got pretty picky when it comes to pizza. Things have gotten pretty refined on the subject in Paris, and this invariably lead to me being quite opinionated about...
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The view : Le Chinaillon, France
Walking in sandals today, I have a hard time believing that I was there a month ago, in the middle of the whitest snow. But, still, this was spring snow, so if you’re a mountain rookie like me you...
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Paradise search : Alta Terra, Cantal, France
This summer, we had our first, week-long holiday, with a rental car (it’s never too late!). This meant we got to pick a place in the middle of nature without fearing to be stranded, constantly relying...
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Panorama : stained glass windows, Cantal, France
Can I say that I’ve never really been a fan of stained glass? I saw a lot of it in the Gothic churches of my childhood and pretty much always failed to really appreciate them. I started to change my...
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The scene : Horses of Cantal, France
Can I say that I’m not especially big on horses (I tend to prefer marmosets)? Well, it’s all theory until you actually stumble on a few beautiful specimens, scattered on these gorgeous Cantal hills....
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The Path : snow rackets in Le Grand Bornand, France
Neither François or I really know how to ski, so when we went to the mountains last winter, rackets it was. It was an incredibly warm March day, and pretty soon we were in t.shirts, walking in the...
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Art trip : Galerie de Paléontologie et d’Anatomie comparée, Paris
This is one of these places I’ve been meaning to visit for years now. Yes, there is quite a list of those, that’s how bad I am at being a tourist in my own city! The Museum d’Histoire Naturelle in...
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