The kettle to Provence
Funny how everyday household items can become totemic, suddenly taking on new meaning well beyond their original utilitarian design. So it [...]
By night in France
A year ago in France I drove all night from Saintes to Lascaux, through sleeping villages with lit-up statutes of [...]
Oops (or, literal detachment)
One of the best pieces of advice I've never followed in my overseas traveling is to leave expensive smartphone at [...]
My dump in Paris
Columnist Jeff Schweers couldn't wait to get to the quaint French capital, until he did and charm took an unexpected form.
When rentals go south
In his new column, "Let's Get Lost," Jeff Schweers recalls how a road trip in France hit a wall, literally.