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Monday March 26th 2007, 2:37 am
We once saw David Lynch in-person and he d mentioned that he likes to paint, then bite his paintings Alrightee then. Anyway, I do love his films and his artwork sometimes reflects the same kind of vision he projects on films.
In case you can t make it in-person to see the David Lynch exhibition at the Cartier Foundation for Contemporary Art in Paris, you can access parts of it online and see the virtual version.

Click on English, then click on What s On then click on David Lynch: The Air is on Fire, then Views of the Exhibition.
Otherwise, the exhibit is running until May 27, 2007.
David Lynch: The Air is on Fire ( til May 27, 2007)
Métro: lines 4 and 6, Raspail or Denfert-Rochereau station
Hours: Open every day, except Monday, from 11 a.

m. to 8 p.m.


Open Tuesday evenings until 10 p.m.
Reduced price: 4.

50 euros (students, under 25, Vermeil cardholders, Amis des Musées, unemployed)
[Disclosure: This is a sponsored post.]
Every now and again, I receive email from people asking me to suggest moving / removal companies to France or from France, and unfortunately, I haven t been able to offer much help previously. That has changed recently after being contacted by Schumacher Cargo.


If you re looking for a company to help you ship your belongings to or from France (from practically any destination in the world), you might want to consider using Schumacher Cargo. They ve been in business for 30 years, have a long list of client testimonials and have a multitude of options to fit your specific needs. You can get a free quote on their website, too.


They re a one-stop moving company so-to-speak, meaning: they do everything from moving household goods and furniture, to moving cars and container cargo by your choice of sea or air. You can have your goods go door-to-door, airport-to-airport or port-to-port, or any combination therein. Flexibility seems to be a standard service.


Lastly, it looks as if you don t need to worry too much about where your cargo is at a given moment in time, because you can track it every step of the way via their online tracking service.
Schumacher Cargo Logistics utilizes insured, secured and bonded facilities. We provide warehousing, packing, crating, trucking and loading services out of our own warehouses here in the USA.

* Los Angeles * Houston * Chicago * Miami * New York. We also own and operate our own companies in the UK, The Netherlands, Denmark Norway, all other worldwide destinations are covered by our affiliated organization member companies.

Monday February 05th 2007, 2:42 am
If you wanted to take a historically deeper look into the City of Light, here s somewhat of an eco-tour of Roman Paris that might be of interest to you.

Eco only in the sense that you take the visit from the comfort of your computer since it is an online tour. No driving, no flying anywhere = no carbon (dioxide) footprint traces, just you discovering life in Paris during Roman times. And no tired feet!


The site is filled with information on the history, architecture, antiquities and daily life of Lutetia (Roman Paris), traces of which are still visible.

Thursday January 04th 2007, 10:09 am
Sorry to remind you but Valentine s Day is right around the corner, so instead of the usual box of chocolates, bouquet of roses and homemade dinner by candlelight, why not try something different this year? Ok, this doesn t have to be for Valentine s Day.

I just thought I d remind you about it. Oh, I m not knocking the above gifts. I love all those things; this is more about offering different gifts.


The French company, Wonderbox, offers unforgettable experiences in a gift box. Buy an adventure or package and have it sent in a gift box to the recipient. Examples: The Turbo box, choose from several different adventures in speed.

Race a Lamborghini, Ferrari or Do some loops in an airplane; The Adrenaline box: white-water rafting, bunging jumping etc.; Calmer activities in a box include wellness retreats, gastronomic evenings, hot air ballooning, champagne tasting and more.
I like the idea that you can buy someone a box of one free fall from an airplane in France (you have a long list of locations to choose from).

Though none of the package experiences are really novel, they do seem fun in any case, plus the idea of having one place to find a whole variety of adventures is fairly convenient and nifty, I think. Lastly, the unforgettable experience in a box idea is a cool marketing twist that basically repackages what they are selling, both literally and figuratively.
The only thing I find missing is the transportation to and from, but perhaps that is in the works.

Like, for example, there s a box you can buy that is an evening out to have a bottle of champagne with friends at a palace or luxury location. Wouldn t it be even more perfect to add the limousine ride that picks you up from home, then takes you to your destination and back home?

Sunday December 17th 2006, 3:55 am
[Disclosure: I was contacted to write a short review about HotelReservations.

com, so while this is a sponsored post, the opinions expressed within it are still my own.]
HotelReservations is an American-based online hotel reservations portal, where you can book a variety of accommodations: hotels, motels, B Bs and condos located in nearly all countries worldwide for your next trip. Their database is quite extensive so you have many places from which to choose.

Secondary to hotel reservations, are vacation packages which may include hotel plus car rentals and flight reservations. The hotel system however, seems to be the focused activity here.
Upon launching the site, I wanted to determine out how user-friendly the online experience was, so I did several different searches and queries, based on some trips I have coming up.

The first thing I noticed was that the

Sunday December 10th 2006, 12:32 am
Do you know where the Kingdom of Lesotho is? Then, I think you ll get a better score on this game than I did. It tests your knowledge of world geography.

You will see a name of a country on the screen and you must locate it on the map (use the zoom in or out if necessary but work fast) and click on it. You have a certain amount of time and if you guess incorrectly, it takes away more of your remaining time. Try it and see if you actually know your geography as well as you thought.

I think I need to study my geography a bit more as well as my history (my score was 52. I don t think that s very good because I think that is out of 100, I m not sure. That s an F+ if we were in class!

) The only thing I wished this game did was to flash the correct country on your wrong answers, so you can know where they are.
Do you know the world?

Monday August 21st 2006, 5:56 am
I don t think Lulu would mind very much that was pre-empted this week.

Afterall, the theme is still a Boston Terrier in France.
This is the absolutely most adorable (next to Lulu) Boston Terrier, . He is sooooo cute!

! I love the dot on his head. Unlike Lulu, Bosco was born in France and now lives in Southwest France with his dad, Greg.


You can find Bosco on the site called, Orr d oeuvres, which is an interesting personal blog by a retired US diplomat living in France. Read about life in France, thoughts, experiences, food and adventures with the community of Lauzerte.

Wednesday July 26th 2006, 1:01 am
If you re a student, you can find flights to a number of destinations for mega cheap if you book with Student Universe.

I just looked at this site and right now; you can find a roundtrip flight from New York to London for $205. LA to Paris is only $499. So cheap!

How can you pass that up??!


StudentUniverse is the online travel service that enables students to travel for less. By negotiating with the major airlines on their behalf, StudentUniverse provides students with exclusive, significantly discounted airfares. From destination guides to a proprietary booking engine, StudentUniverse is the leading online resource that allows students to research and purchase reduced-cost travel products online.

Founded as a student travel agency in 1992, StudentUniverse launched its online presence in January 2000.

Thursday June 22nd 2006, 2:45 am
Today will mark the day in history where French government votes on the issue of Apple s evil DRM, the digital restriction management attached to each song, which controls the use and access of digital media content on mp3 players and computers. Will they allow Apple to keep this controlling element on downloaded songs?

Hope not, but me thinks, oui - We ll see what happens later on today
starzikLuckily, there are some alternatives. Enter: Starzik. Despite its weird tagline, Get hit easy!

this French digital media service is pretty cool. Available only in France for now, Starzik offers songs without any digital rights management attached to them. By negotiating specific contracts with independent digital music distributor, The Orchard, Starzik will be able to offer more than 600,000 tracks of DRM-free music from three major labels and thousands of indie labels.

The number of available tracks should grow in time too. Most of the tracks will be offered in different formats: mp3, WMA, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC and AAC. Music categories include: ambiant/diverse, chanson francaise, movie/tv soundtracks, classical, dance/house/techno/electric, children s music, jazz/blues, Celtic and music from Brittany, world music, pop/rock, rap/hip hop/r b.

There are also training mp3 s available for body building and diet/fitness.
Songs/tracks are 1 euro and albums are 9 euros but you can find many free downloads on the site as well. Some of the music is really old and there are a lot of unknown artists - but just like with all things, if you dig and explore you could be led to some hidden gems.


Sunday June 18th 2006, 6:59 am
digiguide Are you a discreet, techy traveler? Do guided group tours make you cringe? Do you like to seeing things at your own pace?

Are you too shy to ask for directions when in a city like Paris where you do not speak the same language? Are you too lazy or embarrassed to learn some French when you re traveling in Paris? Are you independent and want to figure out where everything is on your own?

Have you found those double-decker city tour buses silly? Do you not want to get lost? (because you do not like asking for directions or want to be caught with a big, flopping in wind, touristy map?

) Should I quit asking so many questions? Yes.
The digi-guide is probably the best alternative to using a traditional map or taking a tour while in Paris.

You re given a GPS plus a PDA packed with information (photos, spoken and written commentary). Languages available: French, English and Spanish (Italian will be available next week and German will be offered by the end of July) You have 40 to choose from in three different categories:
Les Parcours de jour covers 2 areas in which the first will take you through the center of Paris: the 2 islands, le Marais, Bastille, Latin Quarter, Saint-Germain, Left Bank, Paris 1900, Paris Luxe, Around the Louvre, Chatelet les Halles. Part deux takes you farther out from the center and to the les touristy venues: Auteil-Passy, Montparnasse, Alesia - Montsouris, Butte au Cailles, Saint Marcel, Paris Moderne, Promenade plantee, Pere Lachaise, Paris Multiethnic, Paris Populaire, Canal St.

Martin, Grands Boulevard, Montmartre, Batignolles, Monceau-Etoile.
Les Parcours de nuit offers a list to liven up your evenings: Bastille, Belleville, Grands Boulevards, Etienne Marcel, Saint-German, Butte au Cailles. For all of the tours you ll have a selection of restaurants, bars and clubs.


How does it work? ( )
1. Reserve a digi-guide.

. The digi-guide can be delivered to you in Paris. Cool!


2. Pick and/or customize your own tour.
3.

Start at a designated Metro, set your GPS then forget about it by putting it in your pocket or purse.
4. Follow the pink line on the PDA and you ll be well on your way to taking a tour of Paris, made by people who live in Paris.


A Note: I d sent them an email to ask some questions and they responded within minutes on a Sunday!! Needless to say, their customer service will probably be excellent.

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Thursday May 11th 2006, 12:13 am
A photographer friend of mine once sent me a photo of a cactus from a dessert in the southwest (U.S.) that was perfectly in the shape of a heart, and he didn t digitally manipulate it as he didn t know how to use Photoshop let alone even knew what Photoshop was so it was simply a beautiful photo of this heart-shaped cactus.

Since then, I notice heart shapes in nature.
How could I not post about this stunning heart photograph? This aerial photo taken above New Caledonia, an overseas French Territory in the Pacific (Southwest) Islands, is by photographer, Yann Arthus Bertrand.

It s a semi-aquatic swamp forest (called a Mangrove) that has naturally created a heart! He s taken aerial photos from all over the world and has posted them on his website, where he offers them as desktop wallpaper, which is nice since most people will never get that same perspective and will have to live vicariously through his aerials.
He s also taken beautiful photos of .

They are amazing. You can see that cows, particularly the white Charolais breed found mostly in my neck of the woods in Burgundy, are HUGE!
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Tuesday April 25th 2006, 12:50 am
Oftentimes it takes someone else s hard work and vision to see something artistic in something like manhole covers. As an ex-Paris resident, I ve seen a lot of the city s manhole covers because, well, you HAVE to look down at the ground more intensely and more often (compared to other cities) to watch that you don t step in anything unpleasant, if you know what I mean. I do remember seeing some cool covers, then got quickly distracted by the task at hand.


This website shows a large collection of manhole covers from all over France, and some of those only live on this particular website because the originals have been replaced. Consider it an online Manhole Cover Museum. There are some very cool designs, so take a look and see.

You gotta love the sense of humor coming from the designer that created the cover that looks like a face (pictured above).
There s a general national strike today in solidarity of the students fighting against the CPE.
Whether you re for it or against it, you can find out what is going on in cities all over France.


Here s a website in English by students covering events related to the manifestations against the CPE.

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