Posts By Alice Verberne
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101Lifestyle & CultureDon’t miss truffle season: Celebrating this incredibly rare delicacy in Italy and France
My sister treated me to a vacation in Italy this summer. As “slow travelers,” we chose the path less-touristed just north of...
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121News & BuzzLuxembourg City’s Winterlights Fest: Live concerts and deluxe FREE! transport
(Editor’s note: This post on Luxembourg City is the third in our series on lesser-known, but great, Christmas Markets. See Metz here...
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195TravelMetz: Your guide to savoring Christmas in a 3,000-year-old city
(Editor’s note: This post on Metz is the first in a series looking at Europe’s lesser-known, but fabulous, Christmas Markets. You can jump...
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176Lifestyle & CultureConjuring the Green Fairy with the forbidden ingredient in absinthe
There it is, practically dead. The ignominious herb wormwood. A rush of adrenaline washes over me. The plant’s reputation is quite infamous....
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190News & BuzzAlice Verberne: Want to buy a second home in France? You’ll pay for the privilege
Everybody’s cheering! The president of France, Emmanuel Macron, kept his campaign promise to completely eliminate the dreaded taxe d’habitation, a sizable charge...
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294Expat EssentialsThe best thrift/second-hand shops in Luxembourg, the world’s richest country
(Editor’s note: This post about thrift shopping in Luxembourg, the world’s wealthiest country, is the third installment in our series on finding...
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336News & BuzzAlice Verberne in France: Why budget-friendly raw milk from the French market is the whey to go
Although we are not poor by any stretch of the imaginations, my spouse and I are thrifty, and we appreciate priceless moments...
