My Friend Lili knows the coastal roads of the Baie of Mont St Michel like the back of her hand. Born in the house she lives in, when she asks me if I'd like to go somewhere with her, I jump.  Our last foray was to La Crêperie du Télégraphe in the tiny, charming village of St. Marcan. Adjacent to St. Broladre, as you're driving away from the Mo...

As a baby boomer American who grew up in the 60s, with the atrocities of war not on our soil, normal life held a complete disassociation from the horrors of our world wars. Looking back, it's almost like a privileged inheritance, except for the denial fomented.​ I've had to come to grips with that; the intensity of loss in the USA of an entire gene...

I don't think anyone ever has the thought 'I'm going to fly to France and go to Chartres' as first thought for their premier destination. But maybe it's worth considering. FRENCH JUICE: Just Pressed: The Many Secrets of Chartres Home to one of the best preserved Gothic cathedrals on the planet sans crowds, it houses unparalleled stained g...