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As a local in Paris for 12 years (time flies!) I know quite a bit about the City of Light, and am happy to share my PARIS PICKS with you. Stay tuned for more!

Romantic Spots

Local Designers

Anglo Entertainment

Books

Top Spas

Sunday Brunch

Coffee Shops

Italian Eats Part I (PIZZA)

4-Star Boutique Hotels

North Marais Restos (Part 1)

5 Favorite Restaurants in the Marais

Where to Eat Near the Louvre Museum

Top 10 Chocolate Shops

Top 5 Luxury Spas

I’ve also taken many road trips from Paris as I’m making my way around France. Here are ideas on day trips, weekend (or week-long) getaways.

DAY TRIPS:

Château de Champs-sur-Marne

Auberge du Jeu de Paume (5* Hotel in Chantilly)

Auvers-sur-Oise

Château de Vaux le Vicomte

Château de Chantilly

Giverny

Fontainebleau

Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres

PROVENCE:

Roussillon + Lacoste + Ménerbes + Gordes + Abbey de Sénanque

Coquillade Village (5* Hotel in the Luberon)

Avignon

Baumaniere (5* Hotel in Baux-de-Provence)

CÔTE D’AZUR:

Saint-Tropez

Nice: Top Picks

Nice + Cannes + Antibes + Èze

Bormes-les-Mimosas

SOUTH OF FRANCE:

Arcachon + Cap Ferret

Bordeaux

POITOU-CHARENTES:

Île de Ré

LOIRE VALLEY:

Château de Chenonceau

Beaugency + Meung-sur-Loire

Saumur

Amboise

Blois + Châteaux de Chambord

BURGUNDY:

Beaune

Dijon

BRITTANY:

Saint Malo + Mont Saint-Michel

Mont Saint-Michel by night

NORMANDY:

Cherbourg + Auderville + Omonville-la-Petite

Honfleur

D-Day Beaches

NORTHERN FRANCE:

Lille

ALSACE:

Strasbourg

Biking in Alsace

CORSICA:

Bonifacio

Algajola, Les Calanques, Piana, Marine de Ficajolä, Calvi

Cap Corse: Pigna, Sant’ Antonino, Centuri

Cap Corse: Barcaggio, Macinaggio, Erbalunga, St Florent, Nonza