The Latin Quarter, along with Montmartre, are my two favorite parts of Paris. Sadly, many people who visit the Latin Quarter come for the restaurants on Rue de la Huchette, take a photo of Shakespeare and Company, and do a quick look around the Panthéon. But the 5th Arrondissement has been continuously occupied for over…
A decent boutique hotel in the Marais will set you back around 280 euros a night in May, and that’s before breakfast, before the tourist tax, before the inevitable 9-euro espresso. For roughly the same money, or quite a bit less, you can sleep in a moated 15th-century château with a turret bedroom and a…
Every few months, another headline appears about Americans selling up and retiring to Europe. Social Security Administration data show that the number of US retirees collecting benefits abroad has climbed steadily, and France continues to rank near the top of the wish list. I’ve lived in rural Charente since 2016, and I’ve watched a steady…
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