Tag Archives: Quiet

Travel – Quiet gem near Cannes

Travel – Quiet gem near Cannes The Cote d’Azur is indeed one of Europe’s most attractive destinations — what with Nice and Cannes and Monaco — but for some of us it has become immersed in recent glamour that’s foreign to its history and obscures its better nature. Read more on The Delta Optimist

Richard Olney: the quiet American who found his soul in Provence

Richard Olney: the quiet American who found his soul in Provence The author of the French Menu Cookbook spent more than 30 years in a Provence village. Tim Adams visits the home that is now a shrine to the great food writer Like all shrines, this one is on a hill, and built into solid [...]

Three Spots for a Quiet Afternoon in Paris

There are so many things to see in Paris and so little time to make your trip to the French capital may wind up taking the colors of a marathon. I offer a different view on it: stop, review your options and decide to kill a couple of hours to do something quite different than [...]