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Celebrate Winter in Paris
From the TS Editors: I can’t help it. When I hear a new Mylene Farmer disk, I’m like a moth to a flame. At the moment her new c.d. Monkey Me has me captive. Probably unbeknownst to most stateside, Mylene epitomizes the post 80’s French disco angel … her music … Read more
New Orleans for the Holidays
Part French, part Southern and 100 percent enchanting, New Orleans is unlike any other city in the country. In this famed place where Creole tradition abounds, legendary music, superb cuisine and of course, extra special cocktails combine to create a celebratory atmosphere for the holidays. Every year during this time, … Read more
Bourbon Orleans Hotel, New Orleans
History has a funny way of weaving its way in and out of our lives. Some of us are lured to it, others perplexed as to how to reconcile the past with our high tech lives we maintain. Even if you could care less about the Louisiana Purchase and the … Read more
Hotel La Toubana, Guadeloupe
In the 1985 film The Trip to Bountiful, an old woman longs to return to her childhood home, a small Texas town called Bountiful. Unbeknownst to her, her memory of the place would be all that is left when she gets there, the town having been devastated by the Great … Read more
Toulouse-Lautrec Museum Reopens
Ah, the French. They all seem to have that je ne sais quoi. Perhaps it’s the romantic background of the Eiffel Tower, the sexy accent, or the passionate artists. And speaking of artists … everyone knows the Louvre, but here’s a diamond in the rough. After ten years of renovation, … Read more
S.F’s Cafe des Amis
Gleaming cafe lamps anchor the white table-clothed tables at Cafe des Amis and an alto sax and tinkling piano in the background signal the jazz age feel of the place. Is it another night in Paris? No, just trendy Union Street in San Francisco. Such is the nature of our … Read more
Jean Paul Gaultier Brings French Flair to Dallas
Forget high hair and shoulders (well, maybe keep the shoulders) … Jean Paul Gaultier has arrived in Dallas. For all you Texans, you know you’ll want to tell your friends in New York and L.A. that you’ve seen one of the most talked about fashion expositions since the Alexander McQueen … Read more
Québec’s Active Lifestyle
While waiting to board my flight to Québec City I got the sense that I was going somewhere international. A short hour and five minutes later I was staring at a landscape of trees upon landing. I quickly understood what the Québecers had already made clear to me … … Read more
The National Dish of Vietnam: Pho
Weasel Coffee and Bowls of Pho I landed in Saigon a few minutes past midnight exhausted and wired but excited to be in Vietnam, a country that had occupied my imagination for decades. I’d had just enough time at Narita airport to pick up a liter of Yamazaki Single … Read more