As you may realize I am a bit enchanted with France. Considering that I was born in Italy, this may be a bit disloyal. Actually, I like all of Europe but I have been expsoed more to France and England the most. When you hang out in these cities not just for vacation you get a different feel of how people live. One of my favorite magazines is Marie Claire Idees. It is pure eye candy and very clever. One thing that always nags me is that I cannot see French women actually doing these crafts. See these cute dresses? I believe the feature is on trim but do French women wear these? Of course my exposure is very urban and I have not spent any amount of time in the country side where the pace might be slower. When I used to fly with European tourists bringing them into New York, I would always ask what they were planning to see in America and was always saddened by the reply. "New York, LA" What?!! There is so much stunning country in between! Not to mention that our National Parks are breath taking. Did you even know that Omaha has a very funky downtown, with quite a bit of local flair? Downtown Indianapolis is really pretty too. What about Colorado? New Mexico? The deep south has a complete personality of its own. The reality is I guess we do the same thing as tourists in there country, do you think they are reading our magazines that feature other parts of our country?