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Eat What You Want On Vacation -- And Wear Skinny Jeans Home

Dana McMahan | Posted 04.13.2013 | Healthy Living
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Dana McMahan

I work out. I rarely eat baguettes, cheese or chocolate (except when on assignment -- I'm a food writer). And like many women, I like to fit into a small pair of jeans. But I wanted it both ways when I spent a week in Paris with two girlfriends last summer.

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What I Learned From Lazy French Mothers

Pamela Druckerman | Posted 04.14.2013 | Parents
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Pamela Druckerman

I've come around to the French (though not exclusively French) idea that a slower, less stressful pace of family life isn't just more relaxing for grown-ups. It's also good for kids.

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Spiritual Lessons From Wine And Baguettes

Dennis Merritt Jones | Posted 09.13.2011 | Healthy Living
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Dennis Merritt Jones

While traveling through France, I observed the rhythm of the culture, making a conscious decision to merge with it rather than push against it or to try and impose my American rhythm on them.

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