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		<title>IKEA Invades Paris Métro Stations</title>
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Ikea has moved into four Parisian subway stations for two weeks only. Cute idea, but will they have to burn the furniture later? Oh, maybe they&#8217;ll go in the &#8220;As is&#8221; sale section! [via]
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		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/03/13/ikea-invades-paris-metro-stations/</link>
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		<title>Forehead Tittaes by Marion Cotillard</title>
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Here&#8217;s Marion Cotillard introducing a new, revolutionary product to help women in the work place. Click on the image to watch the video.
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		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/03/11/forehead-tittaes-by-marion-cotillard/</link>
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		<title>Ces Impossibles Français</title>
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We barely watched any of the Winter Olympics this year but did catch a few minutes of the biathlon (target shooting, cross country skiing) one night. The French athlete, 23 year-old Vincent Jay had apparently been in the lead for a long time and remained in first place as the race continued. Then, my sweetie [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/03/08/ces-impossibles-francais/</link>
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		<title>Seriously Strong Cheddar</title>
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After having left the south of France for Burgundy, finding cheddar cheese where we live  was ambitious if not impossible. We&#8217;d resort to grabbing a huge block of it from Phillippe Olivier in the north of France. Of course, that meant that we&#8217;d have to drive a long seven hours to get there. (Nevermind that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/03/05/seriously-strong-cheddar/</link>
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		<title>Get Ready for GMO Franken-Potatoes</title>
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More about this news here: EU Approves Genetically Modified Potatoes (in English) and En autorisant la pomme de terre OGM, Bruxelles ne suit pas ses propres directives (in French)
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		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/03/03/get-ready-for-gmo-franken-potatoes/</link>
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		<title>Breaking News: Parisians are Rude and Water is Wet</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From the telegraph:
Now the stereotype has been confirmed &#8211; by a French poll that completed the character assassination by labelling the capital&#8217;s inhabitants &#8220;snobbish&#8221; and &#8220;self-regarding&#8221;.
&#8220;We find them to be hard working and cultivated,&#8221; the political magazine Marianne said of Parisians in an editorial published alongside the survey.
&#8220;But we consider them to be above all [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/03/03/breaking-news-parisians-are-rude-and-water-is-wet/</link>
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		<title>37 Medieval Statues From France On Their Way to New York&#8217;s Metropolitan Museum of Art</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From the telegraph:

Photo from AFP
The 15th-century alabaster statues &#8211; considered treasures of medieval Europe &#8211; have never before left the city of Dijon, where they march perpetually around the base of the tomb of John the Fearless and his wife Margaret of Bavaria.
Now they can be seen walking two-by-two down a plain catwalk in the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/03/02/37-medieval-statues-from-france-on-their-way-to-new-yorks-metropolitan-museum-of-art/</link>
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		<title>The Pancake Invasion Begins</title>
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After years of complaining about the lack of pancakes in France, I&#8217;m at it again but this time to moan about pancakes attempting to infiltrate the palettes of French people all across the Hexagon. I have mixed feelings about this, obviously.
These were part of a freebie bag handed out from a road toll booth leaving [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/03/02/the-pancake-invasion-begins/</link>
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		<title>Pizza in Paris &#8211; Pink Flamingo</title>
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My family teases and laughs at me incessantly whenever I mention that I go out for pizza in France. I fail to see the humor in it especially when it has been really hard to find a decent pizza here. Do they expect me to eat French food ALL THE TIME? Anyway. We make pizza [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/03/01/pizza-in-paris-pink-flamingo/</link>
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		<title>Einstein Street Art in Paris</title>
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Just next to Madonna in Paris, is this adorable rendition of Einstein, carrying a sign, &#8220;Love is the answer.&#8221; 
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		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/02/28/einstein-street-art-in-paris/</link>
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		<title>Street Art Seen in Paris &#8211; Madonna Graffiti</title>
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I saw this street art of an Andy Warholesque hommage to Madonna, and thought I&#8217;d share. Photo taken in the Latin Quarter, Paris.
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		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/02/26/street-art-seen-in-paris-madonna-graffiti/</link>
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		<title>Sad. Most French restaurants Use Ready-Made Factory Food</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From the telegraph:
France&#8217;s reputation for culinary genius has traditionally set the standard to which all other countries aspire. It has always been synonymous with outstanding cooking, with its kitchens as important a part of Gallic culture as its art and language.
Not any more, according to a devastating investigation behind the kitchen doors of restaurants in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/02/25/sad-most-french-restaurants-use-ready-made-factory-food/</link>
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		<title>Anti-Smoking Ad Leaves a Bad Taste in the Mouth</title>
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Tagline: To smoke is to be a slave of tobacco.
It&#8217;s clear that who ever was responsible for this anti-smoking ad for teens in France was in search of shock value. The article from the telegraph says it shocked France, but I doubt that. It&#8217;s definitely in poor taste and has a lame sexual innuendo but [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/02/24/anti-smoking-ad-leaves-a-bad-taste-in-the-mouth/</link>
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		<title>Vélo électrique / Electric Bike Rentals in Paris</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Velib bikes are fine and all but ever since trying out a bunch of different kinds of vélo électrique (electric bikes) at an expo a couple of years ago, I can&#8217;t go back to regular bikes. It&#8217;s not that I&#8217;m lazy (ok, maybe I&#8217;m lazy at times), it just seems like an obvious choice to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/02/21/velo-electrique-electric-bike-rentals-in-paris/</link>
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		<title>France Sold Fake Pinot Noir to Americans</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The French had to do SOMETHING with all that surplus wine, I guess.
From AFP:
A French court on Wednesday handed out suspended jail terms and hefty fines to 12 wine industry figures for selling millions of bottles of fake Pinot Noir to US wine giant E&#038;J Gallo.
The defendants, including executives from wine estates, cooperatives, a broker, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/02/18/france-sold-fake-pinot-noir-to-americans/</link>
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		<title>Dialogue Entre Dominique Villepin et Un Cochon</title>
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Here&#8217;s the context from which this dialogue was taken: Dominique de Villepin en visite à la ferme (article in French).
Click here to see more &#8220;Dialogues entre&#8230;&#8221;!
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		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/02/16/dialogue-entre-dominique-villepin-et-un-cochon/</link>
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		<title>Finding a Place to Stay in Cannes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Right about now, when people look out their windows in most of France (and other parts of the world), they&#8217;re seeing snow covered trees, houses, streets&#8230;well snow covered everything. It&#8217;s February, so that kind of weather is not surprising but it&#8217;s fairly depressing after a while. So, to cheer some of you up, maybe it&#8217;ll [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/02/01/finding-a-place-to-stay-in-cannes/</link>
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		<title>Doing the Food Truck The Right Way in France: Hippo Facto</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The last year or so in L.A. has proven that food trucks not only have  evolved far past their &#8220;roach coach&#8221; days but also have inadvertently contributed to reducing people&#8217;s carbon footprints. These roaming restaurants that come to you, offer anything from gourmet Korean tacos, grass-fed beef hotdogs, cupcakes, Banh Mi, BBQ, sushi, crepes [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/01/16/doing-the-food-truck-the-right-way-in-france-hippo-facto/</link>
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		<title>Bienvenue Motards</title>
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What, you&#8217;re only welcome if you speak English? AND you&#8217;re a biker? Seen in Mesvres, France (Burgundy).
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		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/12/19/bienvenue-motards/</link>
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		<title>Christmas Window Displays and Fabrice Gillotte, Chocolatier</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The grace and beauty of window design in France never ceases to amaze me all year long. But with Christmas being one of my favorite times of year, I MUST get out to see the festive displays. This is when true artistry emerges. The beautiful window display below is from Fabrice Gillotte, who happens to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/12/17/christmas-window-displays-and-fabrice-gillotte-chocolatier/</link>
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		<title>Wine News: Not Very Jammy Châteauneuf-du-Pape</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From the nytimes:
NOTHING about Châteauneuf-du-Pape is sleek or polished. It’s a rough-and-tumble wine, sometimes ungainly and fierce, but just as often warm, open, generous and full of pleasure.
It can be intense and complex — it’s not at all simple. Yet it sometimes can be as friendly as a big good-natured dog. Occasionally, it’s too friendly.
I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/12/11/wine-news-not-very-jammy-chateauneuf-du-pape/</link>
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		<title>Yann Tiersen Playing 6 iPhones</title>
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		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/12/10/yann-tiersen-playing-6-iphones/</link>
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		<title>La Route des Liqueurs</title>
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We&#8217;re getting ready to take off to spend the holidays in the U.S. so we&#8217;ve been frantically buying gifts and stocking stuffers. We came across these kitschy boxes of liqueur-filled chocolates. Unlike those little sugar bottles filled with God knows what liqueurs (we got those too!), these use dark chocolate without the sugar crust, they [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/12/09/la-route-des-liqueurs/</link>
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		<title>Not Made in China</title>
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This little shop in Dijon wants you to know one thing and they&#8217;ve put it on their window loud and clear: Désolé. Nous ne vendons pas du made in China / Sorry, we don&#8217;t sell items made in China.
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		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/12/08/not-made-in-china/</link>
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		<title>Dead at 146 Years Old &#8211; RIP Kiki!</title>
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Sad news. Kiki the Parisian tortoise has died at age 146. News
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		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/12/08/dead-at-146-years-old-rip-kiki/</link>
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		<title>Nicolas Sarkozy&#8217;s &#8216;Life in France&#8217; video was shot in the US</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From the telegraph:
The film, &#8220;La France change, ma région doit changer&#8221; (France is changing, my region should change) shows an eco-friendly house with solar panels on the roof, smiling schoolchildren and a mother hugging a little girl in a sunny garden.
A voice-over boasts about Mr Sarkozy&#8217;s achievements since 2007, and the benefits of living in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/12/06/nicolas-sarkozys-life-in-france-video-was-shot-in-the-us/</link>
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		<title>An Alternative to the Dreaded Golden Arches at the Louvre: Le Café Marly</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s old news and you&#8217;ve probably already heard that the infamous chain of malbouffe shrouded in arches of gold has invaded the Louvre. I can&#8217;t say I&#8217;m thrilled about it but face it, all those millions of American tourists ogling the Mona Lisa have to eat somewhere.
We wondered why they didn&#8217;t put the Belgian chain [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/12/05/an-alternative-to-the-dreaded-golden-arches-at-the-louvre-le-cafe-marly/</link>
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		<title>Grimod&#8217;s Paris</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From the nyt:
A marvelous painting of a gourmand at his table hangs in the Musée Carnavalet in Paris — a portly, pink-faced figure happily gorging on a regal casserole, with a bottle of wine at one elbow and a luscious-looking soufflé at the other. It is traditionally believed to be a portrait of Alexandre-Balthazar-Laurent Grimod [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/11/21/grimods-paris/</link>
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		<title>Foire au gras/Fat Fair</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I think I&#8217;ve lived too long in France because when I saw this ad booklet from a supermarket chain, everything looked fine, nothing out of the ordinary. No French person would find anything unusual about it except my sweetie.

Click on the image to enlarge it
He screams, &#8220;foire au gras! foire au gras!&#8221; Me looking at [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/11/18/foire-au-grasfat-fair/</link>
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		<title>Live Like a Hamster in Hamster Hotel</title>
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Some people seem to have a need to know what it&#8217;s like to live like a hamster, and if you&#8217;re one of them, here you go. Hamster Hotel! Located in Nantes, live like a king hamster, eat seeds, run in a hamster wheel and sleep on hay, all for the *bargain basement* price of 99 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/11/17/live-like-a-hamster-in-hamster-hotel/</link>
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		<title>Eurotunnel 15th Anniversary Roundtrip Sale 15 €</title>
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Pack up your car with your friends and family to spend some time in England. For their 15th anniversary, Eurotunnel is have a sale, and it&#8217;s pretty good. For a month from November 17th to December 17th (it should&#8217;ve been from the 15th to th 15th!), a roundtrip from Calais to Folkestone (or vice versa) [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/11/16/eurotunnel-15th-anniversary-roundtrip-sale-15-e/</link>
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		<title>Le St. Jean, Carcassonne</title>
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If for any reason you go to the St. Jean restaurant in the cité médiévale of Carcassonne, it should be for the ambiance. On a warm summer night outside facing the ancient ramparts, Niko singing his fun Frenchified songs of bossa nova, other Latin tunes and maybe some Stevie Wonder songs with a pleasant French [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/11/10/le-st-jean-carcassonne/</link>
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		<title>Apple&#8217;s First Store in Paris</title>
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From the cult of mac:
Apple today opened the first of a series of stores planned for Paris. The first, located near the famous Louvre art museum, coincided with the release of the Musee du Louvre iPhone app showcasing among other exhibits, Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa.
The Paris store, first reported in 2008, includes a 7,700-square [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/11/05/apples-first-paris-store/</link>
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		<title>Thanksgiving in Paris</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Order your Thanksgiving dinner and have it made for you, so you don&#8217;t have to try to fit a turkey in that tiny, French oven! If not that, perhaps you&#8217;re traveling or just don&#8217;t want to deal with it at home. How about going out for a real, Thanksgiving dinner à la américaine? The Bistrot [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/11/04/thanksgiving-in-paris-2/</link>
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		<title>Stencil Grafitti in Paris</title>
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Couple Embracing
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		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/11/02/stencil-grafitti-in-paris/</link>
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		<title>Cluny, France &amp; The Abbey&#8217;s Augmented Reality</title>
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Photos of Cluny, France
The medieval village of Cluny (in the Burgundy region of France) was declared a UNESCO Heritage Site in 1979 and remains a legendary and awe-inspiring point of interest for millions of visitors who come to France every year. Its focus is the Romanesque abbey, founded in 910 by William the Pious (the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/10/26/cluny-france-the-abbeys-augmented-reality/</link>
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		<title>Thanksgiving in Paris</title>
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Virgin Vacations is offering travel packages from the U.S. to Paris to spend Thanksgiving. The travel deal starts at $749 and includes:

Round trip air on available air carrier
6 nights hotel accommodations in Paris
Continental breakfast daily
Hotel taxes and service charges
Mandated Fuel Surcharges
Package price excludes airport taxes and fees.
Find out more about it.

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		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/10/20/thanksgiving-in-paris/</link>
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		<title>Collioure, France</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We stopped in Collioure, France on our way back from Barcelona almost a month ago and were impressed and surprised to find such a hidden gem. Collioure is only about 25 kilometers (about 15 miles) from the Spanish border, and if you&#8217;re ever in the area, it&#8217;s worth a visit. I would never describe anything [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/10/19/collioure-france/</link>
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		<title>Farmers Rioting in Dijon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday wasn&#8217;t the best time to go to Dijon, let alone any city in France because of the farmer protests. We usually know about these things in advance, but silly us, we didn&#8217;t watch the news on Thursday (or lately for that matter), like we usually do! Needless to say, when we arrived in Dijon, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/10/17/farmers-rioting-in-dijon/</link>
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		<title>The New Banana Republic: France!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Following Sarkozy&#8217;s horribly embarrassing nepotistic naming of his 23 year-old son to the powerful political post inside EPAD, the reactions are numerous. Many college students are requesting to be adopted by Nicolas Sarkozy so they&#8217;ll have a better chance at &#8220;finding&#8221; a good job; people are outraged, defenders are insisting little Sarkozy got elected! Whatever. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/10/14/the-new-banana-republic-france/</link>
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		<title>Better When It&#8217;s French</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a silly fun ad from the U.S. explaining why things are better when they&#8217;re French. Soooo&#8230;.. I haven&#8217;t seen French maids like that in the seven years I&#8217;ve lived in France &#8211; NOT saying they don&#8217;t exist but anyway&#8230;


via (Thanks, LA Frog!)
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		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/10/13/better-when-its-french/</link>
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		<title>Limited Edition Evian Bottle Designed by Paul Smith</title>
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Evian releases a limited edition bottle annually, and this year&#8217;s contribution is from British designer Paul Smith. I like the colorful and light-hearted edition with five different color bottle caps, and I definitely appreciate that it&#8217;s not plastic.
The bottles are not available to purchase at the moment but will be during the holidays.

Paul Smith for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/10/10/limited-edition-evian-bottle-designed-by-paul-smith/</link>
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		<title>Serge Chenet Revisited</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve been with me for a while, you&#8217;ll remember that we&#8217;d gone to Serge Chenet&#8217;s new restaurant last year. Since that time, Mr. Chenet earned his first Michelin star, so we thought we&#8217;d check him out again. We made it back to our favorite bed and breakfast in Provence &#8211; only twice this year!!! [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/10/09/serge-chenet-revisited/</link>
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		<title>Déco Café, St. Rémy de Provence</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We can&#8217;t attest to the food in this restaurant but we can attest to the cuteness of the Deco Cafe. We were in Saint Remy de Provence for their famous, Wednesday street market and walked by this adorable cafe.





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		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/09/26/deco-cafe-st-remy-de-provence/</link>
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		<title>What is Better than a Giant Croissant?</title>
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Answer: Nothing. Ok, maybe a perfectly made juicy burger. Hee!
Back to this giant croissant. We hit the road again and stopped off at a random bakery in Chevagnes. Their gimmick is giant baked goods! Fun, non?
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		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/09/24/what-is-better-than-a-giant-croissant/</link>
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		<title>36€ Chocolate Breakfast at Le Meurice, Paris</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From Le Meurice&#8217;s FB:

Yannick Alléno, the Head Chef of Le Meurice&#8217;s 3 Michelin Star gastronomic restaurant, loves to reinvent classic recipes and has brought about a new meaning to breakfast in Paris, with the Choc&#8217;Alléno.
Created with Ladurée, the renowned Parisian café and pastry shop, the Choc&#8217;Alleno will be available in all Ladurée boutiques as well [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/09/19/36e-chocolate-breakfast-at-le-meurice/</link>
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		<title>Annecy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[That last post was so creepy and perhaps a hoax but I just had to post it. Sorry. C&#8217;etait plus fort que moi. Anyway, to assuage any horrible aftereffects you might have experienced, here&#8217;s a more pleasant blog post with photos of beautiful Annecy from a recent trip.









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		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/09/16/annecy/</link>
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		<title>A Creepy Thing in France</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From wired:
Finally, fishermen off the northern coast of France have found a large parasitic isopod (a relative of the louse) that has evolved a rather hideous method for  survival in its host: it gets into the fish’s mouth and then devours its tongue. It then attaches itself at the back of the fish’s throat [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/09/14/a-creepy-thing-in-france/</link>
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		<title>Candy Floss Flavored Macarons</title>
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For Americans, the translation of Barbe à Papa into &#8220;candy floss&#8221; might dream up visions of fun and flavorful (but inefficient) dental hygiene tools, but in England and Australia, candy floss is just your  run-of-the-mill term for cotton candy. There&#8217;s probably a crass dental joke in here somewhere but I&#8217;m not going there. Instead [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/09/11/candy-floss-flavored-macarons/</link>
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		<title>Café des fédérations, Lyon</title>
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There&#8217;s nothing fancy about one of the last remaining authentic bouchons* in Lyon, Café des fédérations, but that&#8217;s exactly how I like some restaurants these days.
Though founded in the beginning of the 20th century,  Café des fédérations is now owned by Yves Rivoiron. It&#8217;s considered a very typical bouchon with its hanging sausages, checkered [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/09/08/cafe-des-federations-lyon/</link>
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		<title>Short People Ordered to Stand Behind Sarkozy During Speech</title>
		<description><![CDATA[HEE. Doesn&#8217;t everyone already KNOW he&#8217;s short? Anyway.
From the telegraph:
Twenty short people were ordered to stand behind French President Nicolas Sarkozy to make him look taller while delivering a televised speech. 
They were bused in after being &#8220;vetted&#8221; by aides of the French President who made sure none were more than his own height of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/09/07/short-people-ordered-to-stand-behind-sarkozy-during-speech/</link>
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		<title>Paris Metro iPhone App</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From macgamesandmore:
With the 30,000 (give or take 10 to 20 thousand) iphone apps available at the Apple iTunes store, including free, paid and game apps, it can feel no less than overwhelming looking for quality apps. How do you find the needle in a hay stack? Millions of others like you and I browsing the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/09/07/paris-metro-iphone-app/</link>
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		<title>Latest Remi Gaillard Stunt</title>
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This one&#8217;s a fun one. Click on the image to take you to the video.
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		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/09/06/latest-remi-gaillard-stunt/</link>
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		<title>Les Enfants Perdus</title>
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Apricot Mille Feuilles with Pistachio cream
We stayed a short distance from Canal Saint Martin last week in Paris and wandered into Les Enfants Perdus for lunch one day. It&#8217;s a relatively new bistro we&#8217;d recommend if you find yourself in the neighborhood in search of a satisfying meal in a charming setting. Friendly service, tasty [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/08/30/les-enfants-perdus/</link>
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		<title>Grom, Paris</title>
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We finally got a chance to try out the gelato place in Paris, Grom. Perfect timing last week because Paris was blazing hot, the way I love it.   
Their philosophy embraces the use of quality ingredients and because of that the gelato is outstandingly yum! They also believe in eco-sustainability so their disposable [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/08/28/grom-paris/</link>
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		<title>Meeting with Your Banker in France</title>
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The following clip might make some of you cringe, particularly those of you who bank in a large French city, and no matter what you do, can&#8217;t seem to contact your own banker. Ever. Since I&#8217;m not one of those people anymore (Our bank is in a small town where [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/08/24/meeting-with-your-banker-in-france/</link>
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		<title>Picasso Museum in Paris to Close for Renovation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From AP:
Paris&#8217; Picasso Museum is closing its doors for renovations, spiriting away its masterpieces under high security to government warehouses for more than two years while seeking to expand the much-visited but cramped site.
The museum will be free to all visitors Sunday, the last day before the work begins.
It will stop lending out Picasso artworks [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/08/22/picasso-museum-in-paris-to-close-for-renovation/</link>
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		<title>The French are the Most Productive Country in the World.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[They keep saying that the French are the most productive people in the world year after year. A new study conducted by the UBS has reaffirmed this finding that although the French work the least amount of hours per year in the world, they still manage to be the most productive.
People work an average of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/08/22/the-french-are-the-most-productive-country-in-the-world/</link>
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		<title>French Church is for Sale on eBay</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dating from the end of the 17th century and standing 450 square meters (4,843 square feet), a chapel in the small village, Massat (Midi-Pyrénées), is up for sale. Or should we say it&#8217;s up for auction on eBay.
Interested? The good news: it features old stained glass windows, a romanesque porch, fine wooden beams and several [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/08/21/french-church-is-for-sale-on-ebay/</link>
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		<title>Leave us alone!</title>
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Some people come to Paris to take photos of the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, Notre Dame and The Arc de Triomphe, but I come here to take photos of game references. I&#8217;m strange that way. I love this &#8220;Leave us alone!&#8221; from the game, Bubble Bobble. If you&#8217;re wondering (I know you are!), this one&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/08/19/leave-us-alone/</link>
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		<title>Bonus near the Canal Saint Martin</title>
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Space Invaders bonus seen in Paris, Canal Saint Martin yesterday. Game is not over.
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		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/08/18/bonus-near-the-canal-saint-martin/</link>
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		<title>Why are Speedos still popular in France? WHY?!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From the guardian:
&#8220;So Alton Towers has banned embarrassingly titchy swimming trunks at its water park. But spare a thought for France, where the opposite is true: local authorities regularly force men to ditch their Bermudas and parade in skin-tight budgie-smugglers for the greater public good.
In French public pools, from the racing lanes of Paris to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/08/13/why-are-speedos-still-popular-in-france-why/</link>
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		<title>Toxic Algae in Bretagne (Brittany)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From the telegraph:
&#8220;&#8230;The places under threat include some of the area&#8217;s most popular resorts. Bays popular with Britons from Mont-Saint-Michel along the Atlantic coast all the way to La Baule, a top summer beach destination, are now struggling to dispose of thousands of tons of Ulva lactuca – more commonly known as sea lettuce.
Doctors have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/08/10/toxic-algae-in-bretagne-brittany/</link>
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		<title>How the French Wash Their Cars</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Don&#8217;t try this at home.
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		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/08/09/how-the-french-wash-their-cars/</link>
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		<title>The Return of Palladium Boots</title>
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Although I don&#8217;t know when they were ever in, the timeless designed Palladium Boots are apparently back! In 1947 the legendary Pampa boot was born, and the functionality, comfort and durability were so outstanding that the French Foreign Legion adopted it for their use. The Foreign Legion put the boot to the test in the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/08/09/the-return-of-palladium-boots/</link>
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		<title>Barbie Foot</title>
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From the latimes:
I&#8217;d seen pictures of this oddly unsettling Barbie Foosball (a.k.a. table soccer) table floating around the Internet for months, but figured theChloé Ruchon designed &#8220;Barbie-Foot&#8221; &#8212; the game is called &#8220;babyfoot&#8221; in France &#8212; was just a one-off piece of art created for the doll&#8217;s 50th birthday.
Then, just this morning, I received an [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/08/06/barbie-foot/</link>
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		<title>Paris Bus Tour</title>
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You&#8217;ve seen the bright, double-decker, in-your-face Paris tour bus navigating the windy streets and massive roundabouts of Paris scooting around wide-eyed tourists desperate to take in every single one of the most famous Paris landmarks, all in the shortest amount of time. They&#8217;re hard to miss. While some tourists would rather set their hair on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/08/06/paris-bus-tour/</link>
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		<title>Strasbourg International Film Festival August 28 through September 6</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I didn&#8217;t even know Strasbourg HAD a 10-day  international film festival. Of course, this is only their second year but it&#8217;s definitely worth a mention. (Thanks, Sophie)
The Strasbourg International Film Festival is an alternative, cutting-edge discovery film festival showcasing independent film from around the world mainly focusing on the works of new and emerging filmmakers, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/08/06/strasbourg-international-film-festival-august-28-through-september-6/</link>
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		<title>Air France Auctioning Seats on Airbus A380, Proceeds Will Go to Charity</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From cheapflights:
&#8220;Want a seat on the inaugural flight of the new A380? Get your bidding arm ready.
Air France will auction off 380 of the 538 seats on its first two Airbus A380 superjumbo jet flights, Britain&#8217;s Press Association reports. The first A380 flight is currently scheduled to fly from Paris to New York on Nov. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/08/04/air-france-auctioning-seats-on-airbus-a380-proceeds-will-go-to-charity/</link>
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		<title>316 Years Ago Today Dom Pérignon Invented Champagne&#8230;or Did He?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From wired:
&#8220;1693: Champagne is said to have been invented on this day by Dom Pierre Pérignon, a French monk. It almost certainly isn’t true.
Because Dom Pérignon lived at the Benedictine abbey in Hautvillers at the time of his “invention,” the village in France’s Champagne region, not far from Èpernay, is generally regarded as the birthplace [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/08/04/316-years-ago-today-dom-perignon-invented-champagneor-did-he/</link>
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