A journal of businesses and properties worthy of note
If It Can't Be France
The best places are in France, naturellement. Pierre reviews the others: the homes, gardens and specialists of Southern California that come close.
The property file, Coronado
A piece of France, planted in San Diego
“They did not just deliver a landscape. They delivered a memory.”
Read the Coronado review
Maison
Here you will find what French real estate and businesses of all industries has done for the rest of the world. The nation of France in all her majestic glory has made waves through art, design, beauty, and innovation around the world more elegantly than the curls in a softly fluttering silk flag in an afternoon zephyr. You are welcome le monde. You are welcome.
See the journal for specific accounts of the genius France has imparted on real estate and in business on the rest of the world.
Two films
Les films
Even I have to admit that the beaches in San Clemente are gorgeous.
Pierre, on truly inspired real estate
Le dossier
Homes with a French eye
Shallow clay roofs, stucco against wrought iron balconies, thick storm-framed windows. Pierre dares you to find a home in San Clemente or Dana Point without them.
Know a place that comes close?
Leave a comment on any review. Comments are read as soon as Pierre comes back from the beach. He is in no hurry, naturellement.
Le journal
Homes and gardens, reviewed
Pierre
Not everything can be French! But the rest of the world can certainly try to be as good.
I’m a man of luxurious French taste and I let my blogs speak for themselves. After spending a lot of time abroad, I am happy to be home to the land of the best but I am happy to share some of my finds.
La carte
Every subject, à la carte
Every subject Pierre has written about. Choose one to see its reviews.
La maison
About the journal
What is If It Can't Be France?
A journal of businesses and properties outside France that Pierre considers worthy of note. Homes, gardens and the people who build, furnish and defend them come first.
Who writes the reviews?
Pierre, who publishes under the FrenchComparison byline. More on the About page.
Can I suggest a business or a property?
Yes. Leave a comment on any review. Comments are read as soon as Pierre comes back from the beach. He is in no hurry, naturellement.