French women

But analysts say French society has become more acceptive of non-traditional families since 2012, noting for example a vote by National Assembly lawmakers last week to officially recognise the parenthood of a couple who had twins in the US via a surrogate. … [Read more...] about French to protest pro IVF law for single women, lesbians

Maybe it’s because I associated you with loneliness, as I spent my first three Parisian summers wandering the cobblestone streets by myself. Or maybe it’s because I thought you were cold and uptight, that your citizens were too effortlessly perfect. Maybe it’s because everyone else seems to love you, and I didn’t want to form a part of the swooning, Eiffel Tower-adoring masses. … [Read more...] about Dear Paris: A Love Letter to the City I Finally Adore

Accessed only by foot, the Palais Amani, is in the heart of the Medina. Forget the electricity, filter out the mobile phones. Focus on donkeys, men and mules as beasts of burden. Watch craftsmen ply age old trades – blacksmith, calligrapher, tanner, tailor, cooper, book-binder, knife-sharpener, quill-maker. As Morocco’s holiest city, Fez’s Medina is where thousands quietly live and toil with dignity. It is a living, thriving town not a mere tourist attraction. … [Read more...] about Short stay: Palais Amani, Fez, Morocco