France

A Fine Metz

Even though it’s less than an hour and a half by TGV train from Paris, Metz (pronounced mess) is not exactly on the radar of the millions of people who visit The City [...]

A Flock of Cigognes

The cigogne blanche, French for white stork, is one of the largest birds in the world.  It averages nearly 3 feet in length, with a wingspan that can exceed 6 feet.  The [...]

Modern, Stylish Strasbourg

Modern was not the first word that sprung to mind when I thought of Strasbourg.  I’d imagined a 2,000 year-old city full of half-timbered buildings, quaint canals, and [...]

Le Café des Félins, Besançon

I love cat cafés.  They started in the 1990’s in Taiwan, and flourished in Japan, where many people live in small homes and don’t have space for a cat of their [...]

Latest street art finds

Traveling around France this summer, some new pieces of street art caught my eye.  And, this spring marked the opening of  Urban Nation , a new museum dedicated to street [...]

Coffee breaks

We’re all creatures of habit, when it comes down to it.  Even when we travel, there are still some comforting daily rituals that we like to indulge in.  For me, [...]