Luisa Ryan Articles

Cognac Country with a Twist – Jarnac, France

Jarnac and cognac? These two pair well, and for Luisa Ryan are especially well-accompanied by history, chocolate, and the Charente River.

Check Your Change: The Euro Cometh

Check Your Change: The Euro Cometh
On January 1, 2002, all countries involved in the European Union (except Britain) will change currency to the euro (€). This is fantastic news for travellers, who will no longer have to change currency half a dozen times during a trip, be stuck with pocketloads of unchangeable coins, and have [...]

A Starry Night in Antipodean France – St. Tropez, France

Luisa Ryan loses her chance to marry a movie star,

Fiestas Salamanca-Style – Salamanca, Spain

In a European Culture Capital the amazing festivit

Tous Ensemble: Night of the Parisian Bucks

Entry to the club: FF100. Tequila with lime: bad i

The French Kiss

Contrary to popular belief, the true French kiss does not actually involve any tongue – sorry!

The French kiss, or bise, is a form of greeting, like a handshake, except done on each side of the cheek. Also unlike the handshake, the way of doing the bise differs from region to region. That is to say [...]

Luisa Ryan: BootsnAll Photojournalist

Luisa Ryan
BootsnAll Photojournalist

Stats:

Full name: Luisa “Sexy” Ryan

Age: a sprightly 22

Nationality: Australian, but a French try hard.

Claim to Fame #1: When I was 10 years old, I was asked to dance at World Expo 1988, held in Brisbane. I got chicken pox and couldn’t dance. I have since been unable to live up to this glorious [...]