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83The Riviera's Île Ste Marguerite and the Man in the Iron Mask
The Man in the Iron Mask was imprisoned for more than 30 years, in the Italian Alps, on an island in the Mediterranean and in Paris. The Mediterraean Island was Ile Ste Marguerite, a 15-minute boat ride from Cannes.
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70Highlighting sex tourism and cultural divides, my thoughts on a brave new movie
Today I received a link to a new film being shown at the Cannes Film Festival 2012, called Paradies "Liebe" by Ulrich Seidl. At first I watched a small clip from the movie and was half amused at the subject matter of women's shaving habits, watch it...
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73Tips to Buying Property in France
France has been successful in attracting millions of tourists worldwide every year. With its museums, landmarks and architecture, the popularity of the country never seems to fade away. Besides its striking beauty, France is also known for its...
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84Saints and pirates of the Mediterranean
The French Riviera is best known for celebrities and glamor, but below the shiny surface is substance. The Isle St. Honorat is one of the oldest Christian monasteries in Europe. And it's fortified. And it's the whole island. And it's beautiful.
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81From the backwoods of Michigan to Provence
a trip to Southern France and the impressions of a backwoods Michigan hillbilly
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80The Cannes Film Festival and Paris Hilton. Really?
I love Cannes as much as I have serious reservations about Paris. Explore a bit of what the city is like during Film Festival.
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66A Lookback on 2011 Cannes Festival’s Most Dramatic Dresses
With Cannes festival, kicking off today, fashion critics, bloggers, and fanatics (like me, just the fanatic part) are all anxious-excited to see the glamour that will be gracing the small town that sits at the French Riviera. Hollywood celebrities,...
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80The Azure Coast: Paradise on the Mediterranean
The French Riviera has the reputation for being chic, glamorous, a playground for the rich and famous. Okay, sure, but when it is less than that, it is so much more.
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65"Never on Sunday"
In the opening scene of the classic 1960 film “Never on Sunday,” a beautiful, not-young woman in a low-cut top, Ilia, trots toward the Mediterranean through a Piraeus shipyard. A handful of workers, grinning, look down from their half-built...
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77Movie The Artist: Fantastic 1920s Sets, Costumes, and Hairstyles
Due to its garnering of Golden Globe Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Original Score awards, The Artist has returned. Now, you can see it in mainstream movie theaters. As I watched it, I was thrilled at the level of attention to detail in scenery, costumes, and hairstyles to re-create California in the late 1920’s and early ‘30’s.
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