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	<title>Why Travel To France</title>
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		<title>Random Photo: Inside the Beaubourg</title>
		<description><![CDATA[How fun would it be to have a field trip at the Georges Pompidou Centre in Paris analyzing Matisse et al? Very.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2011/12/21/random-photo-inside-the-beaubourg/</link>
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		<title>A Lightbulb Moment: Drinking Glasses in Cafes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After living in France for nine years, I just had a realization about the drinking glass sizes in a cafe. Better late than never, I suppose. Okay, what am I talking about? When I go to a cafe, I oftentimes order a Perrier with a syrup, for example, a &#8220;Perrier Cassis&#8221; (Perrier and black currant [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2011/12/16/a-lightbulb-moment-drinking-glasses-in-cafes/</link>
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		<title>Small Brother Sarkozy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The French version of Big Brother is actually Small Brother&#8230;..seen in Paris today. LOL]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2011/11/17/small-brother-sarkozy/</link>
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		<title>Camel Balls</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Spotted this in a tabac and love the fun unabashed ad. What else can you say about Camel Balls, except that they&#8217;re liquid filled&#8230;and EXTRA sour!]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2011/09/28/camel-balls/</link>
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		<title>Random Photo: Dessert in Dijon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Portions are undoubtedly getting bigger in France. This dessert is so huge you have to eat it with an ice cream scoop.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2011/08/05/random-photo-dessert-in-dijon/</link>
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		<title>Hidden Gems: Nolay France (Burgundy) and Le Thé dans la Vigne</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve passed by a little village called Nolay dozens of times without stopping on our way from our house to Beaune. The place seemed unremarkable on the surface but we finally decided to visit it one day to check out the antiques stores on the main road. As usual and luckily, we wandered around while [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2011/07/28/hidden-gems-nolay-france-burgundy-and-le-the-dans-la-vigne/</link>
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		<title>Random Photo: Wasabi Cheese</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I guess you would call that a melding of cultures.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2011/07/17/random-photo-wasabi-cheese/</link>
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		<title>Random Photo: Mignardises</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This was waiting for us after an amazing meal at Loiseau des Vignes in Beaune, France (region: Bourgogne / Burgundy). We were stuffed already but don&#8217;t we always have room for macarons and financiers&#8230;and coffee?]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2011/07/04/random-photo-mignardises/</link>
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		<title>Cheeseburger Flavor Potato Chips</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Remember the Roast Chicken Flavored Potato Chips? That was five years ago, already! Anyway, we&#8217;ve been traveling recently and road trips mean coke bottle gummies, ice cream bars and even more unhealthy food alternatives like crazy-flavored potato chips. We couldn&#8217;t help but notice the usual suspects like BBQ, plain, Roasted Chicken Chips (Lays are good!) [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2011/06/29/cheeseburger-flavor-potato-chips/</link>
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		<title>Random Photo: Sunflowers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[No wonder Van Gogh hung around Provence.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2011/06/28/random-photo-sunflowers/</link>
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		<title>A Day in the Life in Saint Remy de Provence (video)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Be sure to visit Saint Remy de Provence on Wednesdays. That&#8217;s when they have a huge outdoor market until about 1pm. The streets are lined with vendors selling food, arts and crafts, linens, jewelry, leather goods, candy, junk, etc., and there are lots of street musicians. I loved this excellent duo, although I couldn&#8217;t understand [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2011/06/23/a-day-in-the-life-in-saint-remy-de-provence-video/</link>
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		<title>Planking the Pope Palace</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My family and I decided to bring planking (à plat ventre) back to France&#8230;at least for a short while.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2011/06/18/planking-the-pope-palace/</link>
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		<title>How Do you Say &#8220;Google it&#8221; in French?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Voila. This is how you say &#8220;Google it&#8221; in French. I thought you&#8217;d like this tiny bit of trivia.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2011/05/30/how-do-you-say-google-it-in-french/</link>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Run Over Randolph Westphal</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We were on our way to Lyon when we almost ran over this guy and his two Siberian huskies pulling him on his bike. Instead of running into him, we rode next to him to hand him a donation. He&#8217;s Randolph Westphal and he&#8217;s been biking all over the world with his dogs for more [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2011/05/26/dont-run-over-randolph-westphal/</link>
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		<title>Random Photo: We Know Where the Elephant Hunter Lives</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Looking for elephants in France? There&#8217;s at least part of one at the Chateau de Prye.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2011/05/20/random-photo-we-know-where-the-elephant-hunter-lives/</link>
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		<title>English Without Pain: Lesson 8</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Are you ready for Lesson 8 in L’anglais sans peine (English Without Pain)? If you missed my Lesson 1 blog post, see it here as well as read about what English Without Pain is. Here&#8217;s lesson 8: I have a surprise for you in my pocket&#8230; Am I the only one who thinks this is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2011/04/28/english-without-pain-lesson-8/</link>
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		<title>Medieval Interior Decorating</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many of my experiences in France teeter on the insane if not singularly absurd, which is reason enough why I wouldn&#8217;t live anywhere else. I&#8217;m not sure if these events would happen in any other place than France &#8211; perhaps, but I like to imagine that it doesn&#8217;t. The meeting I had last week was [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2011/04/11/medieval-interior-decorating/</link>
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		<title>Random Photo: Soap</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Savon de Marseille]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2011/03/29/random-photo-soap/</link>
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		<title>Random Photo: Palais des papes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Palais des papes/Pope Palace &#8211; Avignon, France]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2011/03/14/random-photo-palais-des-papes/</link>
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		<title>Château de Castelnaud</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s places like Château de Castelnaud (and the village Castelnaud-la-Chapelle) that make the Perigord one of my favorite regions to travel to in France. Alhough privately owned, it&#8217;s open to the public, and I highly recommend visiting the château and nearby countryside especially for the spectacular views from the castle/fortress of the surrounding area and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2011/03/06/chateau-de-castelnaud/</link>
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		<title>Random Photo: Street Art</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Erasable Graffiti seen in Honfleur, France.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2011/03/03/random-photo-street-art/</link>
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		<title>Dialogue Entre Jacques Chirac et Bruno Le Maire</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Jacques Chirac: Yo Bruno, what kind of animal is that over there? Bruno Le Maire: Since when do you say, &#8220;yo,&#8221; Jacques? Chirac: It&#8217;s always been a part of my vernacular. BTW, you can call me Monsieur Chirac, and don&#8217;t change the subject. Le Maire: Just because I&#8217;m the Minister of Agriculture doesn&#8217;t mean I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2011/02/23/dialogue-entre-jacques-chirac-et-bruno-le-maire/</link>
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		<title>Art Exhibit in Arles</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This photo&#8217;s from an art exhibit (sculptures and paintings) we went to called, &#8220;Terre, Arbres &#38; Forêts&#8221; (Earth, Trees &#38; Forests) &#8211; artwork by artist/filmmaker Vincent Lajarige. This is one of the coolest venues for an exhibition held inside the Chapelle Sainte-Anne in Arles. &#160;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2011/02/13/random-photo-art-exhibit-in-arles/</link>
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		<title>Random Photo: Roanne</title>
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		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2011/02/03/random-photo-roanne/</link>
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		<title>Renault 4L, Both Teeny and Large Versions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[While we&#8217;re on the subject of feves, I thought I&#8217;d share a recent one I found in a tasty galette du roi from one of our favorite pastry chefs in our area, Jean-Marc Bernigaud, who was previously the pastry chef at Trois Gros, a three star Michelin restaurant in Roanne. Typically, the galettes are filled [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2011/01/10/renault-4l-both-teeny-and-large-versions/</link>
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		<title>How to Sell the Most Galettes du Roi</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A baker in the Vaucluse area of France has discovered the secret ingredient to a successful Galette du Roi: the same ingredient as most popular products: sex. Specifically, the boulanger put feves featuring various Kamasutra positions. Needless to say, the lines at the bakery rival those of Apple&#8217;s new product launches. Sales have obviously skyrocketed. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2011/01/09/how-to-sell-the-most-galettes-du-roi/</link>
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		<title>Random Photo: Moulure</title>
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		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2011/01/02/random-photo-moulure/</link>
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		<title>Plan Your Paris Vacation Now</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s freezing cold for me and many people might say it&#8217;s miserable in their part of the world. What better thing to do than plan a vacation to Paris while you&#8217;re waiting for the weather to improve? If you&#8217;re coming to Paris for a week or more, how about short term rentals paris? It&#8217;s affordable, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/12/17/plan-your-paris-vacation-now/</link>
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		<title>Random Photo: Honfleur</title>
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		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/11/29/random-photo-honfleur/</link>
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		<title>Bakery de France</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We saw this cheesecake in the market yesterday (in L.A.) and were pretty sure &#8220;Bakery de France&#8221; isn&#8217;t in France. So we checked: it&#8217;s in Rockville, Maryland! Not knocking it, though; we just thought it was sort of funny and that it looks pretty good.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/11/23/bakery-de-france/</link>
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		<title>A Day in the Life in Arles, France (video)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I shot this video on a pedestian shopping street in Arles, France one day and just stood in one place with my camera while people watching. Sorry I ddin&#8217;t have a tripod so it&#8217;s a little wobbly! I really love how the video turned out with the live music (accordion, violin) in the background, the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/11/19/a-day-in-the-life-in-arles-france-video/</link>
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		<title>Random Photo: Pigs Feet in Jelly</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I know what you&#8217;re thinking: these jellified halved pigs&#8217; feet look scrumptious. Related: What the French Say About Pigs]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/11/06/random-photo-pigs-feet-in-jelly/</link>
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		<title>Au Chateau de Mont Dol</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We recently stayed for a few days at au Chateau de Mont Dol, a charming bed and breakfast in a small village not far from Mont Saint Michel and Cancale in Brittany. Though not really a chateau (it&#8217;s a renovated farmhouse), the place is enormous with five rooms (two doubles, one triple, one suite, one [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/11/04/au-chateau-de-mont-dol/</link>
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		<title>Tarte aux escargots / Snail Pie!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Not knocking this but does this tarte aux escargots /snail pie (really more like a quiche) entice anybody? I didn&#8217;t get it and opted for a yummy apple tart, but maybe if I stay longer in Burgundy, snails will eventually seem like a treat.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/10/31/tarte-aux-escargots-snail-pie/</link>
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		<title>Bathroom Etiquette Sign</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ici, c&#8217;est comme ça! / This is what we do here! Maybe I&#8217;ve been in France too long, but am I wrong to think this is funny and even cute?]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/10/28/bathroom-etiquette-sign/</link>
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		<title>Random Photo: Piggies</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Piggy banks seen in Vezelay. Were they made in France? Don&#8217;t answer that.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/10/27/random-photo-piggies/</link>
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		<title>Breizh Café and La Table de Breizh Café in Cancale</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We were in Paris a little while ago and headed over to Breizh Cafe, a creperie that focuses on quality and organic ingredients, crepes, galettes, other goodies from Brittany and some twists on these traditional dishes. They turned us away because we didn&#8217;t have reservations. Pffff! So, we went to the first Breizh Cafe in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/10/22/breizh-cafe-and-la-table-de-breizh-cafe-in-cancale/</link>
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		<title>Pierre Perthuis</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On our way to Vezelay, we decided to take a slight detour to peek at this tiny village just to check it out. It turns out it&#8217;s beautiful with picnic areas and three bridges and hiking trails. Looks Roman. Moral of the story: Always wander off the beaten path!]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/10/20/pierre-perthuis/</link>
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		<title>Random Photo: Croque Monsieur Frites</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes a croque monsieur (a ham, melted cheese and bechamel sauce sandwich) and fries hit the spot.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/10/15/random-photo-croque-monsieur-frites/</link>
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		<title>What&#8217;s to Eat on the TGV</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I thought some people might be interested to see what you can order to eat on the TGV, so I grabbed this brochure and did a quick scan. Click on the images below to see the summer TGV menu and prices in detail. I can&#8217;t comment on how the meals taste; I haven&#8217;t ordered food [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/10/13/whats-to-eat-on-the-tgv/</link>
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		<title>Corn on the Cob, Canned Corn and Bisphenol-A (BPA)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Me: WHY can&#8217;t we find corn on the cob in France? I want to bbq some during the summers! Him: We can find it, cherie. Didn&#8217;t you see them in all the fields around? I&#8217;ll just go pick some for you. Me: What??! No, dude. They might be the GMO, pesticide ladened, industrial, poisonous varieties. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/10/11/corn-on-the-cob-canned-corn-and-bisphenol-a-bpa/</link>
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		<title>How The French Are Seen from Abroad: Clichés!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[How much more adorable and well-made can this animation of French clichés get? Not much.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/10/09/how-the-french-are-seen-from-abroad-cliches/</link>
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		<title>Patisserie Wagner, Salon de Thé, Beaune</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Patisserie Wagner 18 Rue Monge 21200 Beaune, France Telephone: +33 (0)9 50 26 24 69]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/10/05/patisserie-wagner-salon-de-the-beaune/</link>
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		<title>Afternoon Tea at La Mirande in Avignon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After you finish your walking tour of the Palais des papes (Popes Palace) in Avignon, and take the exit just outside the gift shop, you will be facing La Mirande, a luxury hotel with a Michelin star restaurant, cooking school and salon de thé. If you time it right, which is what we always try [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/10/04/afternoon-tea-at-la-mirande-in-avignon/</link>
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		<title>Random Photo: Panda Shoes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[These panda shoes would look cute on one of my little nieces. FYI: Seen in Macon, France.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/10/02/random-photo-panda-shoes/</link>
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		<title>I Heart French Fries</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Seen on the TGV. Why not J&#8217;♥ Frites? Because English is so much cooler in France. Soon, we&#8217;ll all be speaking English here. No need to learn French!]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/09/29/i-heart-french-fries/</link>
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		<title>Shopping Cart Lockers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Shouldn&#8217;t you go to the little shops BEFORE you buy all your groceries? Nevermind, these &#8220;lockers&#8221; for shopping carts are still a great idea. Just leave a deposit and get it back when you return the locker key.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/09/23/shopping-cart-lockers/</link>
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		<title>Je Twitte !</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A quick note to let you know that I&#8217;m on Twitter, especially for the people reading RSS feeds. Please look for me there because I definitely tweet more about France than I blog, for what it&#8217;s worth. You can find me here: PT Ford on Twitter (ptinfrance).]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/09/22/je-twitte/</link>
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		<title>Limited Edition Evian Bottle Designed By Issey Miyake</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Fashion designer, Issey Miyake, has created the fourth annual limited edition designer bottle for Evian. The bright, simple flower aims to be the embodiment of Evian&#8217;s message and tagline: &#8220;Live young.&#8221; There have been other editions by designers Christian Lacroix and Jean Paul Gaultier but I especially liked last year&#8217;s design from Paul Smith. The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/09/22/limited-edition-evian-bottle-designed-by-issey-miyake/</link>
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		<title>Random Photo: Red Bell Pepper Ice Cream</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tasty appetizer from a hidden place in Burgundy. (I&#8217;ll try to write about it later.)]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/09/19/random-photo-bell-pepper-ice-cream/</link>
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		<title>Random Photo: Pastries</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Because pastries rule in France.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/09/16/random-photo-pastries/</link>
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		<title>Air France A380</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Just a quick note about the Airbus 380. We flew it to New York during the summer and I have to say, it&#8217;s awesome. The photo doesn&#8217;t really convey how absolutely ENORMOUS this plane is (It&#8217;s the biggest plane in the world). The double-decker plane from Paris to New York accommodated 538 people but other [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/09/15/air-france-a380/</link>
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		<title>English Without Pain: Lesson 1</title>
		<description><![CDATA[French people over the age of 45 or so, who&#8217;ve tried to study English, will all be able to say &#8220;My tailor is rich.&#8221; Some might not be able to say much more than that, but by God they can at least say that and that might come in handy&#8230;some day! I&#8217;ve met many people [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/09/14/english-without-pain-lesson-1/</link>
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		<title>French Banks Rub Your Nose in it</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Could banks make it even easier to loath them? Not only do they rip you off with their fees for this, that, and the other, and interest rates here and there making you, the customer, pay to use your OWN money &#8211; but then comes this advertising spot for French bank, Caisse d&#8217;Epargne. Should they [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/09/13/french-banks-rub-your-nose-in-it/</link>
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		<title>Rue Mouffetard, Paris</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Going back to Rue Mouffetard after a long while, reminded me of one of the very first times I was there. I was visiting a film student friend who lived on the street. We were hanging out the 3rd story window of his apartment watching people, and he suddenly jumps and screams, &#8220;THAT&#8217;S Wim Wenders!&#8221; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/09/12/rue-mouffetard-paris/</link>
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		<title>France&#8217;s First Gay Boulangerie Patisserie</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Legay Choc has named itself France&#8217;s first gay boulangerie (bakery). The business is best known for its baguettes, brioches, meringues and chocolates in phallic forms. I just found out about them but they&#8217;ve been around for years. They also have a sandwicherie but I&#8217;m not sure what shape those come in. Legay Choc 45 rue [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/09/11/frances-first-gay-boulangerie-patisserie/</link>
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		<title>Seating at Pink Flamingo</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Grab a yummy pizza at the Pink Flamingo in Le Marais and if there&#8217;s no more seating inside, have a seat in the V Dub bus outside. You should see it near the restaurant!]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/09/11/seating-at-pink-flamingo/</link>
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		<title>Murakami in Versailles</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Several funky, modern, manga-inspired sculptures by notable Japanese artist Takashi Murakami (also responsible for these Louis Vuitton designs) are now rubbing elbows with the relics of Versailles. The show stopper, supposedly, is &#8220;Miss ko2,&#8221; a racy piece gracing the entrance to the Hall of Mirrors. The exhibition runs until December 12, 2010. Exhibition by Takashi [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/09/10/murakami-in-versailles/</link>
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		<title>Not All Camembert Were Created Equal</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I grabbed this camembert in the market the other day to try and found that it was pretty tasty, so I thought I&#8217;d recommend it to you. It&#8217;s an AOC cheese from Normandy&#8217;s E. Graindorge, made with raw milk (lait cru), and hand ladled, if that makes a difference (I&#8217;m not sure). To me, camembert [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/09/08/not-all-camembert-were-created-equal/</link>
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		<title>25% Off Electric Bikes in Paris</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Although the government is about to reduce the subvention amount for environmentally smart home energy, it began offering a different incentive for electric bikes. Receive 25% off (up to 400 euros) if you purchase an electric bike in Paris. For the moment this offer is restricted to Paris and Paris residents only, which means you&#8217;re [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/09/07/25-off-electric-bikes-in-paris/</link>
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		<title>Bernard Loiseau</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Chef Bernard Loiseau, known for his world class fine cuisine, is no longer with us but his Three Michelin starred restaurant, La Côte d&#8217;Or and hotel, Le Relais Bernard Loiseau in Saulieu continue his legacy largely due to his family&#8217;s dedication and current chef Patrick Bertron. His attention to detail, focus on exceptional dining and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/09/07/bernard-loiseau/</link>
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		<title>Pouring Champagne the Right Way</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Breaking News! French scientists have figured out the best way to pour champagne&#8230;Oui oui, a whole study (lab tests and all) was dedicated to the pouring of bubbly. I wonder how long they spent on this so-called study? *sigh* From newsvine: &#8220;The scientists at the University of Reims say pouring bubbly at a slant, as [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/08/14/pouring-champagne-the-right-way/</link>
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		<title>Apartments in Paris</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As long as the dollar remains relatively weak against the euro, it&#8217;s more difficult to keep the option of staying in a hotel but why even do that when it&#8217;s much more fun to stay in an apartment in Paris? Book your Appartement Paris vacances, then live like a local while saving a significant amount [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/07/31/apartments-in-paris/</link>
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		<title>Pepperoni Pizza Potato Chips</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I know you&#8217;ve been wondering what I&#8217;ve been up to, so I thought I&#8217;d pop in and tell you: I&#8217;ve been eating these potato chips! Nevermind that the French don&#8217;t have pepperoni pizza here, at least with the same name. When I first came to France I simply didn&#8217;t think they had pepperoni pizza as [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/07/19/pepperoni-pizza-potato-chips/</link>
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		<title>Happy Bastille Day</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Vive La France!]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/07/14/happy-bastille-day-3/</link>
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		<title>Monet Seen from the Sky in Rouen</title>
		<description><![CDATA[To open the festival dedicated to Impressionism in Rouen, 1,250 people held large fragments of a reproduction of a Claude Monet masterpiece (La Cathédrale de Rouen, effet de soleil, fin de journée) above their heads yesterday in an attempt to create the world&#8217;s biggest live Impressionist painting. Neat! Watch the video by clicking on the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/06/06/monet-seen-from-the-sky-in-rouen/</link>
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		<title>L&#8217;iroise, Seafood in Vitré</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Discovering adorable inhabitants didn&#8217;t stop in the old town of Vitré. We ate lunch at L&#8217;Iroise, a bistro specializing in seafood, which is just at the entrance of the old town in Vitré. The restaurant is run by a sweet Breton couple (photo below) that focuses on uncomplicated, flavorful and beautiful dishes. Between the three [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/06/06/liroise-seafood-in-vitre/</link>
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		<title>La Rotonde and Their Mille Feuille</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The brasserie, La Rotonde, is one of our regular stops when we&#8217;re in Paris. It&#8217;s been around since 1910 and is known to have been frequented by famous painters like Pablo Picasso, Diego Rivera, Federico Cantú, Henri Matisse and Tsuguharu Fujita (most of them depicted La Rotonde in their paintings) and writers/artists from the &#8220;Lost [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/05/27/la-rotonde-and-their-mille-feuille/</link>
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		<title>Here&#8217;s the Video Sarko is Scrambling to Kill</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I couldn&#8217;t resist posting this hilarious video. (Click on the image to watch the video.) From gawker: Carla Bruni Asks for a Finger Up Her Butt, in Seven Different Languages France&#8217;s first lady is tres embarrassed that an old, raunchy episode of a talk show called Eurotrash has surfaced online. Now the French government is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/05/26/heres-the-video-sarko-is-scrambling-to-kill/</link>
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		<title>Vitré and One Cute Vitréen</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Vitré (Brittany, Ille-et-Vilaine) is the most well-preserved medieval village I&#8217;ve seen in France with its narrow streets of cobblestone, surrounding ramparts and half-timbered houses. The 11th century Château de Vitré showcases fairy tale towers and has historically proven to be one of the most powerful castles in history having not been occupied during the Hundred [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/05/25/vitre-and-one-cute-vitreen/</link>
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