By Elena del Valle
Photos by Gary Cox
On a small street in the bustling Quartier Latin of Paris, France lies my favorite bakery, okay one of my favorite bakeries. While finding an outstanding bakery in Paris may not be a noteworthy feat, this particular bakery and the reason I like, no strike that, the reason I [...]
Entries from September 2009
Pierre Herme Paris bakery for glorious macaron pastries
September 28th, 2009 · No Comments
Tags: Food
Restaurant Alain Ducasse au Plaza Athenee for a superlative dining experience
September 21st, 2009 · No Comments
When it comes to over the top, superlative dining experiences Alain Ducasse and his team delivered at the eponymous restaurant at the Plaza Athenee Hotel in Paris, France. There our team rediscovered the allure of this well known restaurant.
While noteworthy meals are one of the attractions of Europe’s favorite tourist city, it was the combination [...]
Tags: Luxury Travel
Favored chef breathes new excitement into Le Cinq restaurant
September 14th, 2009 · No Comments
Article by Elena del Valle and photos by Gary Cox
Ever since he arrived at Les Elysees du Vernet in Paris, France we became fans. There was passion and culinary ambition in the way he cooked and served his tasty delights at the understated restaurant steps away from the famed Champs Elysees. Every meal we had [...]
Tags: Restaurants
Hovercraft 25 the convenience of a hard-sided suitcase, the weight of a duffel
September 7th, 2009 · No Comments
Article and photo by Josette King
When it comes to packing, decades of traveling solo to have made me a minimalist: I learned early on the wisdom of lugging only what I can comfortably handle on my own. However, in recent years, my propensity for lengthy, complex itineraries coupled with the airlines’ increasingly restrictive luggage allowances [...]
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