Chris Around The World: Your Guide to Value Luxury Vacations
Unique, chic, boutique: Vacations for Sophisticated Travelers
This is part of my ongoing ”Ask a travel expert” series. What to do in Paris? Question: I am writing because I recently won two tickets on Air France to Paris and was wondering if you have any recommendations for what to do with a week in Paris! Eat, see, tour, where to stay on [...]
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This week’s #FriFoto topic is “Special Moments.” It seemed a little too Hallmark to put up a shot of Don and I on vacation, so I chose this candid photo I took in Paris in 2010. It was an unusually warm March day, and people apparently felt no shame taking it to the streets. City [...]
I’ve been lucky to enjoy some sumptuous meals in my day. And last week, I added to the list of once-in-a-lifetime gastronomic experiences with a tasting meal at Guy Savoy in Paris. I must admit, I’ve been stalking Guy Savoy a bit from afar for years. I almost booked a meal at his restaurant in Las Vegas last [...]
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I’m the type of traveler who doesn’t “need” a Michelin star restaurant to be happy, although I do like to splurge for at least one meal. But if a once-in-a-lifetime foodie experience is available? I’m there. My Michelin trip to Paris this week included several stops at restaurants that can easily provide once-in-a-lifetime experiences. First on our “eating [...]
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Paris Style I’m in Paris for the next few days as a guest of Michelin, the producers of the Green Guides and other guidebooks. I love Paris; this is my fifth visit to the city (although my first since 2005). After lunching with a friend who goes to graduate school here, I walked up and [...]
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My “where you would return?” post yesterday sparked some good answers, not only here, but on Twitter. Paris scored big among the responses – everyone, it seems, wants to lose themselves in the City of Lights. (And I do too….Paris would have definitely made a Top 10). Back here in the US, Vermont also scores [...]
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