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The French Cycling Bicycle Gourmet - French Country Travel Life Film Maker and Author. Your non-snobby Gourmet Guide to food, wine travel and Lifestyle Adventure!
French Life Language Quirks
French Language quirks, like everyone else’s, are mostly linguistic. And feature most prominently in “terms of endearment.”It does’nt take an Olympic leap of the imagination to understand – “mon coeur.” (my heart) or “mon petite ange.” (my little angel) Definitely other identical/similiar phrases in many other languages. But “mon petite poulet”(my little chicken)clearly a unique […]
3Sep2010 | Bicycle Gourmet | 9 comments | Continued
French Wine
Top n’ Bottom of the Barrel French wine is the worst in the World. And the best. And the most mediocre. Just like California wine. Just like Australian wine. Just like anything where “taste” is concerned. The operative word here, dear reader, is “subjective.” Is it not? Judgement Call We each decide what wine,food,person,place,house,car is […]
29Aug2010 | Bicycle Gourmet | 5 comments | Continued
My Exciting French Travel Life
Tucked away , almost deleted, in my spam box this morning, was a very welcome virtual “Treasure of France.” An email from a family I spent a night with more than a year ago. It was, like all of my”one nighter”filming encounters, 24 plus hours of genuine hospitality and friendship. A(for me, continuing)demonstration that”people […]
24Aug2010 | Bicycle Gourmet | 8 comments | Continued