Can you drive from london to paris

On most days, I find myself smiling without noticing. I spend most days doing nothing much at all: writing, reading, practicing my baby French and cooking classic French grandmother recipes. I check out new art exhibitions, I write my newspaper column, I drink sangria in backyards. I sip noisettes in cafés as I writes lists for everything I want my life to be. … [Read more...] about Paris Expat: The Reality of Life in France

Welcoming in spring at Hyde Park After visiting a slew of tourist sites, we sprawled out in Hyde Park to recover. We also spotted some crocuses blooming, which are normally the first flower of spring- a good sign after this cold, cloudy, endless winter! Crocuses will always remind me of my childhood in Michigan. … [Read more...] about My Favorite London Moments

Not only is Shangri-La Hotel Paris one of the finest hotels in the world, it is also incredibly vegan friendly with a monthly ‘Green Dinner’ and a legendary ‘Vegan Afternoon Tea’ which are both served at La Bauhinia. The hotel is located in the previous home of the great nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte and exhudes history throughout; you can expect impeccable service from the staff team and everywhere you look there are antiques, chandeliers and paintings that only begin to tell you the story of this wonderful hotel. … [Read more...] about Vegan delights in Paris and London

The little MX-5’s studded winter tyres gripped the ice roads like a hawk’s claws clutching prey and the one-tonne car rarely slid. I never doubted that we’d make it. It was so much fun to drive, especially with the top down, until we came upon a snowplough with a bored driver looking for entertainment. As I prepared to overtake the driver turned on his blower, causing a total white-out and filling our car with snow. Pulling alongside, I could see him laughing so hard he nearly fell off his seat. … [Read more...] about An Arctic drive through Lapland

A man who drove his car into several people outside Britain’s Parliament in a bid “to kill as many people as possible” has been sentenced to life imprisonment for attempted murder. … [Read more...] about British man gets life for driving into people by Parliament