FRENCH BLOGSBlogs are a great way to stay connected with the happenings in France and to get the inside view on what is going on. There are blogs by Americans living in France who tell us all about their experiences and travels as well as blogs by French on their daily adventures at home or abroad. Paris, one photo a day: You know Paris and you like it? You have never been to Paris but you'd like a sneak preview? Then come here and you will find a brand new picture every single day, taken by one of its inhabitants, with a short description of the photo. Very nice!!
David Lebovitz: Living the sweet life of Paris. This is basically a food blog, by a well-known American pastry chef, but his many humerous observations about Paris and the Parisians make for very entertaining reading. Make sure to take a look, in his categories, at Parisian Culture, or if you want to visit Paris, at Travel Tips.
This French Life provides many interesting nuggets of information and is of service to people who are keen to move to France, or those already living there. Ask
a Frenchman! Finally your chance has arrived to learn more about
these strange people that are the French! As no less than the self-proclaimed
world specialist on Frenchness and all things French, I will answer
any question about anything you've always wanted to know and never
dared to ask about France and the French. SUPERFRENCHIE: Frenchie's adventures in French-bashing America. Tons of old, outdated and false stereotypes about France and the French still prevail in American society. But this is also a place to discuss French-American relations, and try to better understand each other’s point of view. Not at the foreign minister level, but at a citizen level. Most of the time, it is light-hearted. Occasionally, it’s a bit more tense. I don’t exactly shy away from pushing hot buttons.
La Coquette is a blog by Elisabeth Fourmont, a 25-year-old American who is really French and has returned to the land of her father(s). She lives in the Latin Quarter in Paris.  Le
hamburger et le croissant: le blog culinaire d'une francaise un
peu turque aux USA. "I am originally from France, but have
lived in the US since June 2002. I keep enjoying all the good things
this country has to offer, such as the King of Prussia mall, muffins,
my husband Jonathan, and yummy pancakes. After browsing many blogs,
I thought that it would actually be a good idea to have my own, so
that I can keep in touch with the people I know in the country of
smelly cheeses."
Big Picture: Croquis D'Amérique: Corine Lesnes est correspondante du "Monde" à New York depuis août 2002."Avant d'arriver à New York, j'étais chargée du desk Amériques au service international à Paris. Avant cela, j'ai passé trois ans de congé sabbatique dans le Colorado. Et encore avant, j'étais grand reporter. Je suis au journal depuis le 1er avril 1986. Un
peu plus à l'ouest: "D'abord en Orient, et puis
sur la Côte Est des Zétazunis… Venez découvrir
les aventures de la famille Tournesol au pays de l'Oncle Sam, avec
en prime mes réflexions à balles deux sur l'actualité,
expériences culinaires, questionnaires idiots, lectures,
et des dessins si vraiment je suis inspirée." |
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