A new book explains how Andre Malraux became a human rights activist in French Indochina after failing as a thief.
The meaning of this statement is crystal clear. It applies without ambiguity to French Indo-China, which both technically and in practice was, and is, considered a French possession. But the people of ...
Even though millions of French troops were manning the defensive Maginot Line in early 1940, Hitler's brilliant blitzkrieg strategy caught the Allies by surprise, and Germany occupied France ...
On a recent trip to France, my mission was to eat like a French woman - or at least to find out just how they stay so slim. This is a country where on one corner, you find a boulangerie with mouth ...
Holland and several investors formed the Nautilus Submarine Boat Company, hoping to sell a submarine to the French, then at war in Indochina. The company launched its prototype, dubbed the ...
Why take a high-speed train to northern Laos when you can take three days to do pretty much the same trip by boat—never knowing if you’ll actually get there? The post On a Trek to Northern Laos, Just ...
In the summer of 1876, rebel French poet Arthur Rimbaud arrived on the Indonesian island of Java, enlisting in the colonial ...
The French 75 uses a standard Gin Sour as its base. It's similar in build to the Tom Collins, with the key distinction being that the Collins category uses plain seltzer to lengthen the drink ...
Chestnuts are popular in autumn in France. (Photo by PHILIPPE DESMAZES / AFP) From maps that explain French habits like smoking and kissing to tips for avoiding offending the food gods in France ...
Today, Les Grands Boulevards house two of France's favorite department stores: Au Printemps and Galeries Lafayette. Farther north, visitors experience a lesson in contrast. Place Pigalle ...