Wineries in Long Island? The land of Amy Fisher? The runner up for gold-chain-adorned, muscle-shirted, overly-tanned cheeseballs (clearly the Jersey Shore takes the #1 slot)? Am I seriously telling you ... Read more
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French Cheese 101
When I first moved to France, one of the first questions people would ask me was, “Why?” To me it seemed an odd question – “Why not?” I always wanted to answer. But I didn’t. Instead, I came up with a flippant answer, far from the full truth, but definitely…
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Free Culture Lessons at the Provencal Market
It is at the market that a given culture does you the favor of turning itself inside out for you.
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Cafe Chat: Travel Serendipity
Happy 13 months to Across the Cafe Table! In honor of lucky number 13 we're talking about travel "serendipity."
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Cafe Chat: Festivals around the World
July is for celebrating and your assignment is to write about a festival you have traveled to, or one that you would like to attend in the future!
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Incommunicado in Costa Rica
Letting go of the cellphone and the best laid plan As soon as I learned I’d be celebrating a milestone anniversary in Costa Rica, I jumped at the chance to ... Read more
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How to Liven up a Bad Night Tour of Istanbul
When travel, friends and a dancing pole are involved, a night on the town in Istanbul only seems to be a travel nightmare On my last trip to Istanbul I ... Read more