This is not your typical Parisian garden. In fact, this is probably as un-traditional as Paris gets. This is the Parc de Bercy, and our final chapter in the French Way Spring Special . Located in the heart of the twelfth arrondissement , the Parc de Bercy is split into three gardens which run along […]
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Gardens in Paris: Part 3
Posted in France, Paris, Tourism, Travel, tagged 12th arrondissement, Bercy, Gardens in Paris, Parc de Bercy, Paris parks, Sarah Reese, Seine River on May 9, 2011 | 15 Comments »
Gardens in Paris: Part 2
Posted in France, Paris, Tourism, Travel, tagged Gardens in Paris, Georges Jeanclos, Notre Dame Cathedral, Sarah Reese, Square Rene Viviani, St Julien le Pauvre on May 2, 2011 | 16 Comments »
In the heart of the bustling Latin Quarter overlooking Notre Dame Cathedral lies a tiny snippet of tranquility. On a lazy Sunday afternoon I go there with a two euro ham sandwich and a chilled can of Lipton’s iced tea to reflect on what has been an eventful week. I take a much-needed swig out of my […]
April in Paris
Posted in France, Holiday, Paris, Travel, tagged April in Paris, Ecole de Botanique, fifth arrondissement, Jardin des Plantes, Luxembourg Gardens, Paris Mosque, Paris zoos, Sarah Reese, Spring in Paris, St Michel on April 28, 2011 | 13 Comments »
In the front row of my small school jazz band, I tapped my foot to the beats of Vernon Duke’s timeless jazz standard April in Paris . I thought of all the musical greats who had done the same thing over time; Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, and Frank Sinatra, to name but a few. So […]
Roussillon – Spilt Blood
Posted in France, Tourism, Travel, tagged Provence, Provence villages, Restaurant David, Roussillon on April 20, 2011 | 13 Comments »
The Count d’Avignon from Roussillon in Provence was a dapper young man who was often led to fight for his country and to travel with the Crusades of the 12th century. His wife was a very attractive woman and enjoyed far too much the pleasure of other men, while her husband was away from town. […]
Change of Blog Address
Posted in France, Tourism, Travel on April 19, 2011 | 4 Comments »
This is a quick note to let you know that the blog address for The French Way Travel Blog is being changed. It will now be found at www.blog.france.co.nz. As a subscriber to my blog posts you will continue to receive notification of each new article. However those people using RSS feeds will/may need to make some […]
The New Zealand Way
Posted in News, Travel, tagged Blog4NZ, Christchurch earthquake, New Zealand on March 15, 2011 | 23 Comments »
I know you have all subscribed to a blog about French travel. However, following the tragic events of the last three weeks, my attentions have been drawn to the heartache and hardship on our own Christchurch doorstep. For the next fortnight, French tourism will temporarily take the back seat so that we can all help […]
New Zealand – Sharing the Love
Posted in Travel on March 2, 2011 | 11 Comments »
I bet you remember where you fell in love. Maybe not just with a person, but with a place! I remember when I first visited the fishing port of Villefranche sur Mer in the south of France. I was speechless, and promised that I would bring my future spouse for our honeymoon here – and […]
Christchurch Earthquake – One Week On.
Posted in Travel, tagged Christchurch, Christchurch earthquake on March 1, 2011 | 18 Comments »
We have no cars, but for this I’m quite pleased. We can’t drive anywhere and so can’t see the entire destruction of my city Christchurch. Now we don’t even want to watch the TV coverage. One day we will recover our vehicles from the town centre, but we’d rather not see it right now. We […]
Welcome to the Hotel Welcome
Posted in France, Tourism, Travel, tagged Antibes, Cannes, Cap Ferrat, honeymoon, Hotel Welcome, Menton, Nice, Villefranche sur Mer on February 21, 2011 | 17 Comments »
I just need a bed for the night! I hear this comment in my travel business all the time. Well, if you are going to travel to the south of France and find yourself in the beautiful fishing port of Villefranche sur Mer, just 7km out of Nice, and you just want a bed for […]
Paris – The City of Wuv!
Posted in France, News, Paris, Travel, tagged Clive Owen, French Film Festival 2011, L’Amour Fou, L’Oréal Paris, Love is All Around, Paulo Coelho, Pierre Bergé, Pierre Thoretton, Pope Gelasius, Saint Valentine, Valentine’s Day, Wet Wet Wet, Yves Saint-Laurent on February 14, 2011 | 15 Comments »
(Article written by my darling daughter Sarah) “Love is all around” , Wet Wet Wet first belted out in 1994, and yes, in fact, it is. Whether it dwells in families, friends, places, romances, partners, or pets, the Scottish pop band have a point. Love is all around: people sing about it, paint about it, […]
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