I’m not really one to follow celebrity news, so I usually have no idea who is dating who or where they happen to be staying while in Paris. Once I had to take a photo of the Paris Ritz for ELLE Hong Kong to illustrate a travel article I wrote. I was...
Author - Heather Stimmler
American-born travel journalist and non-profit media specialist living in Paris since 1995.
The roses have just peaked this week, but the sweltering heat of the past few days has already wilted quite a few. So I made a point of getting over to the Jardin des Plantes to see their beautiful rose garden before it was too late. The last time I had...
In case you didn’t see the note in the Calendar, this week is La Semaine Italienne, celebrating 50 years of "sisterhood" between the cities of Paris and Rome. There’s free Lavazza coffee, €1 pasta, plenty of stands selling wines...
UPDATE: THIS RESTAURANT IS NO LONGER OPEN. The sign said “Végétalien”, but I figured it out anyway. Considering most food at the St-Ouen Marché aux Puces is either friend and served from a truck or heavy French cuisine served in one of the scruffy...
Interested in learning how to cook typical Niçois dishes like grilled peppers, stuffed zucchini flowers, or Provençal-style tomatoes? Join one of the many informal cooking classes available in and around Nice. Check out my article (appearing in the summer...
"Gross" isn’t usually a word used to describe the Eiffel Tower, but when I met with a family visiting Paris yesterday, that was the first thing out of the father’s mouth. "That was gross." It was 33°C yesterday (about...
8 blvd du Port Royal, 5th. Tel 01 41 31 70 06. A spotless and cozy budget hotel at the southern end of the 5th arrondissement.
1-5 passage Ruelle, 18th. Tel 01 42 05 20 00. A trendy boutique hotel opened in 2006 near the Gare du Nord (Eurostar).
112 Faubourg St-Honoré, 8th. Tel 01 53 43 43 01. Old World palace hotel on the posh Rue du Faubourg St-Honoré.
33 Rue Dauphine, 6th. Tel 01 43 29 43 43. The cozy and luxurious Hotel d'Aubusson keeps the jazz spirit of St-Germain-des-Prés alive with live concerts in their Café Laurent every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night.
7 Rue Castiglione, 1st. Tel 0 1 42 60 60 62. An Italian luxury hotel between the posh Place Vendôme and the Louvre.
3 Rue Parrot, 12th. Tel 01 43 43 41 52. A basic hotel between the Place de la Bastille and the Gare de Lyon train station (métro lines 1 and 14, very good lines).
