Polite Parisian Alert! Come to the Hotel La Sanguine
I know the rude Parisian stereotype is sadly more the norm than the exception, but I happened upon a family-owned AFFORDABLE hotel in...
Fete de la Musique - June 21-26
The French have implemented a great way to celebrate the Summer Solstice, La Fete de La Musique, on June 21st and during this entire...
What's all the Bla Bla about BlaBlaCar?
Upon moving to the French Alps, I soon realized that public transportation from Eastern to Western France was very limited. The TGV only...
Chaplin's World: Charlie Chaplin's Genius Finally Appreciated
One day and 127 years after his birthday on April 16, 1889, Chaplin's World, a museum dedicated to the life and genius of Charlie Chaplin...
Hinckley, the Inventor of the NE Picnic Boat
While Hacker was racing runabouts in Lake Michigan, in 1928, Benjamin Hinckley was buying a small boatyard in Southwest Harbor, Maine. In...
Hacker-Craft, the American Riva
While Riva and Dubourdieu were enjoying success in the 1920s in Europe, in America, John Hacker had a chance meeting with Henry Ford in a...
Riva, the Lamborghini of Classic Motor Cruisers
While Louis Dubourdieu was establishing his shipyard in the Bassin d’Arachon, in 1842, Pietro Riva was repairing the boats of the...
Dubourdieu's White Ocean, a Modern Classic Picnic Cruiser
Louis Dubourdieu surveyed the land in front of him, clenching tightly the title he had just acquired. The location was perfect, close to...
L'Aiguille du Midi - A Needle in the Alps
While Toronto and Seattle both have their manmade Space Needles, here in the French Alps, this needle is completely natural. Called...
BITGOLD in Europe this Weekend
The BitGold Town Hall Tour is coming to Stockholm, Copenhagen and Prague this coming weekend and would love to meet current BitGold...
