As a tee addict, I keep an eye on Day of the Shirt, looking for new original pieces to add to my collection.
As a tee addict, I keep an eye on Day of the Shirt, looking for new original pieces to add to my collection.
The flight was a breeze, Mark slept all the way through from Nantes to Ottawa and we landed feeling refreshed. Nah, just kidding.
Canadian Border Agency officers always seem surprised when I say I don’t have any alcohol to declare.
Dog poop in France—it is not a myth, there is dog poop everywhere.
There are plenty of mascarons and gargoyles in Nantes, especially around old neighborhoods.
After a month living at the heure française in my hometown of Nantes, we are getting ready to go back to Canada.
France has carousels to keep kids entertained... and Mark likes them!
It has been unusually hot these past few weeks and everyone is trying to cool off.
France wouldn't be France without boulangeries and pâtisseries.
North America has a car culture, Europe has a train culture.
I can’t remember learning to swim—it came naturally to me, I have been comfortable with water for as long as I can remember.
Saint Michel Chef Chef—no, the second “Chef” is not a typo, this is the actual name of the small village where I spent my summers as a kid.
Bastille Day, the French National Day, is celebrated on the 14 of July, usually with fireworks.
I am not sure what the most interesting part of the Tour de France was—the crowd or the sprinters.
On a whim, we decided to go to Tours to catch the Tour de France.
I like the messiness and chaos of cities, the pollution, the dirt, the noise... all the downsides of city living don’t bother me much.
We are celebrating Mark's nine-month birthday in France this July.
Meet the Belem, the iconic three-masted barque and last 19th century French trading ship still under sail!
Nantes doesn’t have many viewpoints. In fact, I can only think of one—the Tour de Bretagne, one of the only “modern” buildings in the downtown core.
Even though I grew up in France, the local drinking culture never ceases to amaze me.
French love politics and political messages.