Lunch in the neighbourhood – Le Saint Ferdinand
The pleasure of a short stroll around the neighbourhood and a late afternoon family lunch over the weekend. As much as the…
wanderlust & life
Musée Picasso, Paris
I had friends from South Africa visiting Paris two weeks ago, and it was during our moments visiting the tourist spots and…
A walk in Chinatown, Belleville
A guided walking tour of Belleville a couple of weeks ago revealed a world I would otherwise not have stumbled upon. Belleville…
Eating at Les Chouettes in the Marais
Having read several reviews for Les Chouettes – which I thought to be the adjective, meaning fantastic or terrific , but when…
Traditional Easter lunch at La Societé, Paris
Not quite a traditional Easter Sunday lunch, but it was for us in that coming here has become something of a tradition.…
Snapshots of Lisbon, a city steeped in maritime history
I have been sitting on this write up for a while now, just trying to workout how I felt about Lisboa before…
Books: PELT AND OTHER STORIES by Catherine McNamara
Title: Pelt and Other Stories Author: Catherine McNamara Published: 2013 Genre: Fiction In between my getting stuck into the novels on my…
Contemporary Art at Fondation Louis Vuitton
The sheer size of the Fondation Louis Vuitton is intimidating. Designed by Frank Gehry to look like ship’s sails, it has an…
On Reading South Africa
André Brink (1935 – 2015). Photo source: africavivre.com In making my ambitious plans to read everything and anything this year, I decided…
Gastronomy: “Le Frank” at Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris
I finally got to see the recently opened Frank Gehry-designed glass monument that is the Fondation Louis Vuitton. It truly is a…
Urban artists pay hommage to Dalí
Being a sunny, if chilly day, we bundled up and headed out to Montmartre. My daughter, with her keen interest in street…
Walkabout in Montmartre, Paris
A photo essay of a day spent out in Montmartre.