Category Archives: France

Make the Most of Your France Adventure with These Amazing Day Trips from Paris (Going Places)

Posted on 2019-12-05 by tikichris

In Paris for an extended stay and want to see a bit more of France (or even other parts of Europe)? Here are some ideas for taking sensational side trips from the French capital with tips on accessing some of … Continue reading →

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Delights of the Dordogne | Index

Posted on 2019-08-31 by Judith Schrut

Here’s an index to all the posts in Judith Schrut’s Delights of the Dordogne miniseries. Hope you’ve had a tasty time on my Dordognaise food, drink road trip. Here’s a list with links to all the posts in this miniseries:

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Delights of the Dordogne | Back to Brive

Posted on 2019-08-27 by Judith Schrut

Judith Schrut reaches the end of her delicious detour in Dordogne. All too soon, we’re back in Brive-la-Gaillarde for a final, jam packed dose of Dordognaise eats and treats.

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Delights of the Dordogne | The Most Beautiful Village in France?

Posted on 2019-08-13 by Judith Schrut

Continuing her Dordognaise adventure, Judith Schrut toasts some of France’s most beautiful villages and enjoys a four hour lunch with amazing cake. The Dordogne region isn’t just rich in natural beauty, wildlife, history and cuisine, it’s home to no less … Continue reading →

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Delights of the Dordogne | Food with a View

Posted on 2019-08-04 by Judith Schrut

Judith Schrut follows gaggles of geese and the scent of just picked strawberries to Sarlat, gastronomic capital of the Dordogne. If you’re on a Foodie trip to the Dordogne, or just an ordinary mortal who likes a good lunch, you … Continue reading →

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Delights of the Dordogne | Saints and Sustenance

Posted on 2019-07-26 by Judith Schrut

Continuing her Dordognaise road trip, Judith Schrut hikes the stations of the cross in holy Rocamadour and discovers a riverside paradise in Lacave. It turns out that the best way to work off stratospheric calories from a four course gourmet … Continue reading →

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Delights of the Dordogne | Gastronomy at its Best

Posted on 2019-07-23 by Judith Schrut

Judith Schrut reports on her delicious adventure exploring the food, drink and many pleasures of Dordogne, France. The gracious folk at Dordogne Valley Tourist Office have called our press trip Gastronomy at its Best, so can there be any better … Continue reading →

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Delights of the Dordogne

Posted on 2019-07-20 by Judith Schrut

Judith Schrut sets off on an adults-only adventure exploring the food, drink and other pleasures of Dordogne, France. Writer Henry Miller famously said, “it must have been a paradise for thousands of years …the Dordogne will live on just as … Continue reading →

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Urban: Wellness That Comes to You | #TCTalks 62

Posted on 2019-01-30 by tikichris

Here’s the most relaxed and relaxing episode of tikichris Talks yet – and one that’ll save you money doing something that makes you feel great. It’s all about Urban, the app and web-based way for you to book wellness treatments … Continue reading →

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Urban: Massage, Osteo and More in Your Own Home, Office or Hotel

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Posted on 2019-01-26 by tikichris

Did you know there’s a no-stress way to book the treatments you need – massage, nails, skincare and osteopathy – in the comfort and privacy of your own home, office or hotel? Continue reading →

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Win Free Tickets to the France Show

Posted on 2019-01-19 by tikichris

COMPETITION IS NOW OVER AND THE WINNERS HAVE BEEN CONTACTED. THANKS SO MUCH FOR READING TIKICHRIS. STILL KEEN TO ATTEND THE FRANCE SHOW? USE VOUCHER CODE TFSCOSB TO PURCHASE £3 TICKETS (REGULAR PRICE IS £13). BOOK HERE: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-france-show-2019-tickets-48331137734?discount=TFSCOSB The France … Continue reading →

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The UK Jewish Film Festival 2018: Promise at Dawn

Posted on 2018-11-14 by Judith Schrut

The classic, if stereotyped, relationship of the devoted but overbearing Jewish mother and her son forms the subject of UKJFF 2018’s powerful closing film,  Promise at Dawn (La promesse de l’Aube). Starring legendary French superstar Charlotte Gainsbourg and rising star Pierre Niney, it is at once funny and tragic, heartwarming and heartbreaking. Continue reading →

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Continental Canine | Swiftly Through Paris and Zurich

Posted on 2018-09-03 by Federica Carr

Amber was happy to get off the taxi and go for a sniff as well as a much welcome toilet break. We had just over an hour to kill before our TGV and a good chunk of it was taken by queuing at the ticket office to buy Amber’s pass. On continental trains dogs over 10kg and/ or on a lead (as opposed to in a crate) have to pay a fee, usually 50% of a standard second class ticket fare). Continue reading →

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Espace Dali, Paris

Posted on 2018-04-26 by tikichris

Following a four month refurbishment, the Espace Dali in Montmartre recently re-opened with a clean, contemporary new look and plenty of intriguing surrealist artworks. Continue reading →

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Anne-Sophie Pic for Sushi Shop | Episode 8 | #TCTalks

Posted on 2018-01-10 by tikichris

Episode 8 of tikichris Talks features two interviews from back in October when I had the pleasure of attending a sneak preview of the three Michelin Star Chef Anne-Sophie Pic’s collaboration with the Paris-based upscale takeaway restaurant group, Sushi Shop. Continue reading →

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Best Bars of 2017 (Excluding London)

Posted on 2017-12-17 by tikichris

If your preferred mode of travel involves sidling up to a bar, you’re going to love this ‘best of’ list of bars visited during my travels in 2017. Continue reading →

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Best Restaurants of 2017 (Excluding London)

Posted on 2017-12-16 by tikichris

Best restaurants in the world? Here’s a taste of the ones I got to try. Continue reading →

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Celebrating the Annual Cognac Cocktail Connexion at Solera, Paris

Posted on 2017-11-11 by Cat Byers

Cognac looks set to be the next spirit to break the traditional mould and hit the mainstream in Paris – and the annual Cognac Cocktail Connexion is largely responsible for this. Continue reading →

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Cognac: Spirit of Place | Epilogue

Posted on 2017-10-05 by tikichris

Cognac (the place) and Cognac (the drink) both represent the best that southwestern France have to offer in terms of dedication to craft and tradition, impeccable taste and a desire to produce the highest quality spirit possible. Continue reading →

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Cognac: Spirit of Place | Restaurants

Posted on 2017-10-05 by tikichris

Cognac isn’t just a great place for drink. The town has some amazing restaurants as well. Continue reading →

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Cognac: Spirit of Place | Bar Luciole

Posted on 2017-10-04 by tikichris

Coolest bar in Cognac? It’s Bar Luciole, a relaxing and pared down venue set near the banks of the Charente River and recently co-launched by drinks industry superstar Tony Conigliaro (Bar Termini, Bar with No Name, and Untitled) and bartending wunderkind Guillaume Le Dorner. Continue reading →

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Cognac: Spirit of Place | Remy Martin

Posted on 2017-10-03 by tikichris

Over the centuries, Remy Martin has been able to hone its craft, its image and its processes to become one of the biggest producers of Cognac. Continue reading →

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Cognac: Spirit of Place | Les Freres Moine

Posted on 2017-10-02 by tikichris

A father and son business spanning more than 30 years, Les Freres Moine is run from an age-old farmhouse with a small distillery and cellar and vineyards across the countryside of Jarnac, an area about 10k from the city of Cognac that’s renowned for its vineyards and quality of wines and spirits produced there. Continue reading →

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Cognac: Spirit of Place

Posted on 2017-10-01 by tikichris

Cognac. It’s a drink. It’s a place. It’s an experience to be savoured.

Or at least my summertime visit to the town of Cognac and vineyards sprawling across it nearby countryside was a memorably delicious trip. I was there to become better acquainted with the area’s eponymous spirit and the age-old traditions that have gone into making it such a distinctive drink. Continue reading →

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Oh Là Là! How You Can Do Paris for $100 a Day (Going Places)

Posted on 2017-05-13 by tikichris

Paris for $100 a day? No, we haven’t lost our marbles — it is very much possible! And you’ll even have a great time experiencing the best the City of Lights has to offer. But doing Paris on the cheap will take a bit of thinking ahead and careful spending.
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#SaintPabu in Review

Posted on 2017-04-13 by tikichris

Spending early spring free time floating around western Brittany’s Finistère was a fine way to unwind and invigorate. The tiny seaside village of Saint-Pabu was a perfect point from which to plot daytrips, beach walks and forest hikes. Continue reading →

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Hiking Huelgoat | #SaintPabu

Posted on 2017-04-12 by tikichris

Set in the Arrée Mountains, the village of Huelgoat is a picturesque village bordered by a 37-acre lake and the 2,500-acre state managed Amorique Natural Regional Park with loads of great forest walks accessed from the centre of the village. Continue reading →

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Beaches and Coastal Walks Near #SaintPabu

Posted on 2017-04-11 by tikichris

For my third post about visiting Saint-Pabu in the Finistère of western Brittany, I’d like to share a list of some of the most scenic beaches and coastal paths in the area. Continue reading →

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Getting to #SaintPabu with #BrittanyFerries

Posted on 2017-04-10 by tikichris

Blink-and-you’ll-miss-it Saint-Pabu is a 20 minute drive north of Brest. As for other Bretagne towns of relative size, Morlaix is about an hour away, Quimper is roughly an hour and a half, and St-Malo is just over two. Wherever you’re headed in Brittany, your trip is bound to be scenic as I spied during my jaunts round its wild coastal region of Finistère. One such panoramic route was the hour-long drive from Roscoff to Saint-Pabu. Continue reading →

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Comment Allez-Vous? Salutations de #SaintPabu

Posted on 2017-04-09 by tikichris

I spent the last two weeks of March in France, enjoying the arrival of spring in the small seaside village of Saint-Pabu. I was there with Kemey, staying at her mom’s cottage, just taking it easy for most part and venturing out from time to time for walks along Finistère’s brawny, creviced coast and through its verdant ancient forests. Continue reading →

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Best Bars of 2016 (Excluding London)

Posted on 2016-12-15 by tikichris

What a year! Ready for a drink? Might I recommend having it in style at one of these fabulous bars? They’re the best I came across in 2016. Continue reading →

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On Set in France | The Incantation

Posted on 2016-10-27 by tikichris

Based on the original script written by Jude S Walko, The Incantation is the first original content feature film for Blue Falcon Productions. It follows young American Lucy Bellerose as she pays a trip to her family’s ancestral castle in rural France. Continue reading →

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Voyage de Fromage: One Last Wedge

Posted on 2016-08-19 by tikichris

Here’s one last wedge of Comté to consideration before I bid adieu to this series of posts about this distinctive cheese and the beautiful mountains where it’s produced. Continue reading →

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Voyage de Fromage: Win a Comté Hamper Worth £50

Posted on 2016-08-11 by tikichris

I had a delectable time on my Voyage de Fromage in the Jura Mountains of Eastern France. But in case you can’t getaway to enjoy your own cheesy Jura jaunt, here’s an opportunity to experience the great taste of Comté without even leaving your home. Continue reading →

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Voyage de Fromage: Jura Food and Drink

Posted on 2016-08-08 by tikichris

Every meal of Voyage de Fromage was an extremely enjoyable experience of saveur locale presented with regional pride and kind hospitality. I can highly recommend the Jura as a delicious destination for even the most finicky of gourmet travellers. Continue reading →

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