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When Clint Eastwood was dubbed Commandeur dans l'ordre de la Légion d'Honneur by President Nicholas Sarkozy at the Elysées Palace last week, there was a slew of celebs from the world of cinema to celebrate with him. Eastwood returned to Paris on the 28 November for the annual glittering Bal des Debutantes at the Hotel de Crillon, where his 16-year old daughter Francesca (f

Personal Space
Traveling is a challenge no matter how you approach it or like it. Travel barges in on your personal space, starting at the airport. It doesn’t end there. You can tell a lot about a culture by how people interact and how much distance they give one another. Unless Americans are forced into sardine situations, they tend not to stand on top of one another. As friendly as people in the U.S. tend to be, by telling one another too much too soon, strangers rarely touch one another. In other countries,

Commuter
Monsieur Sparrow seems perfectly calm, skirting the feet of the seated passengers making his progress down the aisle as the train accelerates.  After hopping three metres or so, he turns and makes his way back toward me, still unconcerned, just going about his business.  The more I watch him the more he seems to be a regular commuter, an avian working stiff qui fait la navette domicile

Following the Pilgrims’ Way in France
Walking through southern France is how I described the theme of my trip to Languedoc, yet no one could quite envision the journey I was on. Languedoc-Roussillon, the land of olives, wine and Mediterranean cuisine, is also a region of rich cultural heritage and historic pathways. My group of six travelers set out to explore the ancient pilgrim path, Chemin de St. J

Paris Street Fashions: Black Is the New Black
Though a foodie rather than a fashionista, I came back from Paris with a fashion story. No ticket was required for the venue I covered. The boulevards of Paris are open to all. I walked those streets, my point-and-click camera in my pocket, and shot the city’s interestingly turned-out citizens—from behind, bien sûr!—or I might not be here to tell the tale.