Presidential Election 2012…The French One That Is!

Over on my home-side of the pond, Obama and Romney are about to start 7 months of a tête-à-tête battle that is to promise lots of lofty political promises, non-exhaustive pundit analysis of the latest polls, scathing PAC t.v. commercials, mountains of yard signs and 3 good debates. Ah, election year in America…kinda makes one want… Continue reading Presidential Election 2012…The French One That Is!

The Most Famous Wine Region in the World! Bordeaux!

Man, was I excited to go to Bordeaux this past weekend!  And it isn’t that I am the hugest Bordeaux drinker or lover (I am finding I appreciate more the Pinots of Burgundy), but wow did I have bounce in my step when I boarded the TGV in Paris-Montparnasse on my direct train to the Bordeaux-St.… Continue reading The Most Famous Wine Region in the World! Bordeaux!