We have a pretty full agenda when we do the three-day Paris portion of our “Paris and Provence” trips. Most of our guests have already been to Paris at least once, and so this is a return visit with more of an insider bent. We brush over the tourist highlights and focus instead on seeing Paris through the eyes of a native, taking public transportation, visiting local stores, … [Read more...]
Our Five Favorite Reasons to Shop in France
We've been pinching ourselves all week. Do we really get to do this for a living? Spend time in a gorgeous city surrounded by beauty at every turn with fabulous, interesting, accomplished and fun loving women who also love to walk, shop, eat and drink? So in addition to the camaraderie, which is the focal point of every trip, what else … [Read more...]
An Appetite for Paris – Our Top Restaurants
We Huffingtons are asked on a regular basis to recommend our favorite Paris restaurants. And this year, my bosses told me that I had to update the list so that we could provide our friends and clients with an easy reference. But oh mon dieu, zis is tres difficile, since we love so many restaurants! After much discussion (over many delicious meals!), we decided that the … [Read more...]
Bon Voyage!
We've got everything you need for a sunny getaway. From smart tunics to gleaming jewels & every fabulous tote in between, find the perfect something for your travels! … [Read more...]
Paris, here we come!
Bonjour, Paris! We are (almost) on our way. This is a trip that we have excitedly been planning for over a year, and we can't believe that it's just around the corner. In two short weeks, we will be accompanying a great group of nine women on a shopping expedition, mostly for the antiques and French objets in all our favorite haunts around the Paris area. We have a shipper … [Read more...]
Just Back from Paris….
We’ve been in Paris all week doing what we do best: scouting new trends, finding new product and shopping till we drop. (We were the lucky ones who completely missed the awful snowstorm that hit - and paralyzed - Atlanta. At about 7 p.m. Paris time Tuesday night, we told our dedicated Huffingtons to close up and head home and they did, although it took some of them hours and … [Read more...]
Paris and Provence
Where will we stay in Paris? We will be staying in our favorite Paris “hood” – the 7th arrondissement, which is centrally located, beautiful and safe. It has a neighborhood feel and is packed with wonderful restaurants, cafes, bakeries, markets, pharmacies and all the goodies you’d want to find in Parisian neighborhood. And it’s very convenient to the nicest shopping … [Read more...]
Q & A: A Week in Provence
How do we get to Avignon? There are direct flights from Atlanta to Paris on Delta or Air France, and then a very convenient fast train (TGV) directly from the Paris airport. To book tickets on-line, visit www.RailEurope.com/TGV. If you are going directly from the Paris airport, the train station within the airport is called CDG-Roissy. If you decide to spend a few days in … [Read more...]
Getting Goodies in Gordes
It’s been almost a year in the making, but one of our Paris Provence trips kicked off today in Provence, and the other one is kicking off Friday in Paris! It’s an exciting time for us although a huge lesson in coordination. Luckily, some of us are more organized than others (not me!) and so between us, we hope we've covered all the bases. The fun part started for me a … [Read more...]
I just want to paint!
This is music to our ears, when we host a group of artists to Provence. And it’s what we heard, over and over this past week, during Bill Davidson’s excellent week-long workshop held at Les Murets, our home away from home overlooking the Luberon valley in Gordes, France. We had a gentle little fist fight at the gallery about who got to accompany the repeat group of … [Read more...]
