Trip Tip a Day

Tip of the day: Receive a French care package! Bonne Maman Tartelettes citron - the jam and jelly company makes these sweet little tartelettes. Just a minute - Ok, I'm back. After staring at the picture and going to their website, I just had to go enjoy a lemony yummy. The "cookies" are like a little inch and a half pie crust shell filled with lemon tart. Since I'm a huge lemon meringue pie fan, the lemon ones are a favorite - but other fruit flavors are available. In the Dallas area, Central Market carries them. http://www.bonne-maman.com/ Little French soap in the paper Little French soap out of the paper - some lemony scent here as well In a previous post I outlined my love for Cassis pastilles - http://europeantriptipaday.blogspot.com/2009/10/blog-post.html the other night I wasn't sick, but had a little cough attack in the middle of the night. I rolled over and pulled a lozenge out of the tin in the nightstand. So soothing. And now my sweet French c

Tip of the day: Rates are different for calling a European landline vs. a mobile from the USA! Verizon $ 4.99 per month plus 10 cents per minute to a European landline, 30 cents/min to a Euro mobile AT&T Cell International Calling $3.99/month plus 22 cents/min to a Euro mobile Skype 23 cents/min to a Euro mobile AT&T Worldwide calling $30 prepaid calling card 25 cents/min to Euro mobile Pingo USA to France 2.25 cents per minute to a landline 14.5 cents/min to a Euro mobile Looks like Pingo wins to both landline and mobile. http://www.pingo.com/ (photo is a New Hampshire USA peppermint patty- yummy)