France

Few would argue that there is no better place to be in the City of Light than a romantic Paris hotel with the one you love. On a recent visit to Paris, we found a favorite boutique hotel located in the 16th arrondissement near the Champs-Elysées: Le Dokhan’s Paris Arc de Triomphe.

Our recent trip to D-Day cemeteries in Normandy was a moving reminder that remembering the fallen honors sacrifice on both sides. You can’t help but be moved, even in victory, by the futility and insanity of war. As our day in Normandy with tour guide Colin McGarry concluded in fading afternoon light, we visited the …

Our D-Day 70th anniversary exploration of Normandy landing sites led us to Pointe du Hoc and Omaha Beach where U.S. troops took heavy casualties to prevail against intense resistance. The first part of our D-Day 70th anniversary exploration had been spent at Utah Beach, and the villages of Sainte Marie du Mont and Sainte Mere Eglise, which had been liberated …