

La Palette AirBNB Celebrates 2 Years in the French Alps
I just realized that we have now completed our second year here in the French Alps! Wow, how time flies. We've learned a lot about...


Renault Zoé, a 180-Day Owner Review
Since we bought our Renault Zoe electric car at the end of March, now I can say that the Honeymoon Period is over, and I can give a more...


Heat Wave Activities: Whitewater Rafting on the Arve
Here in the French Alps, we don't have the Colorado River, but we have the Arve River, bringing the melted snow water from Le Mont Blanc...


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...


An American in the French Alps
Being from Colorado, I forgot how majestic the mountains could be. I then spent the next 25 years in Boston where mountains were...