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*** Sign up for a "Photo Safari" (Cyclades, Corfu, Turkey, Crete) with acclaimed photographer Wilf James or simply drop by for cocktails at sunset on an enchanting Greek island. Direct flights daily from Paris to Athens and Santorini. CHANGE OF DATE: Last week of June, 2009. Contact us for details on this and other upcoming luxury adventures. ***
- Arts: Til May 24, 2009: "For his second show at Galerie Georges-Philippe et Nathalie Vallois, Boris Achour is presenting Celui dans la grotte, a new episode of the Conatus series. Since 2006, this series has comprised exhibition, films and website pages, all generated by the Spinozan principle of the "conatus," or motivating force to exist, which in Achour's work acts as a creative principle..." See more... Conatus: Celui Dans La Grotte
- The Musee du Luxembourg always seems to have something exceptional going on and its current exhibition running til August 2, 2009 is no exception: some fifty works from the the Prato City Museum housed in the Palazzo Pretorio from the 14th and 16th centuries, never before shown in France. The Renaissance in Prato: FILIPPO and FILIPPINO LIPI
- The French Open, one of France's biggest annual sporting events, smokes out not only tennis but fashion enthusiasts, and can be harder to get into than a can of confit de canard, so reserve early. May 24 - June 7, 2009. STADE ROLAND GARROS
- ** Last minute ** - It's called "L'Arc" (after l'Arc de Triomphe), it's the most prestigious horse-racing event in all of Europe, it's this Sunday and Paris Talks has tickets to give away to the first 5 askers. Large, outrageous hats for ladies de rigeur!  - Paris Through A Flute of Pink Champagne - Glide carefree down the Seine under ancient bridges swilling a variety of yummy champagnes. The Ô Chateau Team offers an unbeatable Champagne River Cruise that will leave you clinking glasses from a private room that extends onto the front deck.
- Thierry Marx is the new chef at mega gastronomic Japanese enclave OZU where, thanks to his artistry, just a dish is an event. Located inside the Paris aquarium complex CinéAqua, "the most beautiful aquarium in all of Europe," you'll be surrounded by fresh fish just steps from the Eiffel Tower.
International & Travel Corner
After a scary (but fun!) Halloween weekend in a private Celtic castle in Scotland, the New Year was welcomed in at a luxury ski chalet in the French Alps complete with helipad and on-site chef, skiing under the stars and collapsing nightly in front of a massive fireplace with hot mulled wine and a sumptuous buffet that included four different cheese fondues. Watch this page for more upcoming destinations, departing from Paris.
 Talks / photo workshops / gourmet / art events slated for 2008-2009
- Greece: The Cyclades*
- Photojournalism workshops in Vietnam and Cambodia fotoasia.org/workshop.html
- A private castle in Scotland
- The French Caribbean and The Rum Route
- A monastery in Tuscany
- Selected locations in France (Perigord, Provence, Normandy, Côte d’Azur...)
Please inquire for details
* A special thanks to everyone who was able to join us in the Greek Islands, and to The Gods for perfect weather every day!
 What's Brewing?
THE FRENCH ART OF TEA at The Tea Garden, Beverly Hills, CA January 18 - Starts at 6:30 p.m.
"Barbara Pasquet James, travel editor and Paris-based author of USAToday.com’s Paris City Guide will be speaking about the Art of Tea in France and how the French have infused the term 'Tea Time' with their own unique spin as she describes the contemporary tea scene in Paris...." The Tea Garden and Herbal Emporium |
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