20 rue d’Orsel, 18th. Tel 01 42 64 22 02. A hostel near Métro Anvers, at the foot of Montmartre with views of the Sacre-Coeur Basilica.
Author - Heather Stimmler
American-born travel journalist and non-profit media specialist living in Paris since 1995.
Pho Bahn Cuon 14, 129 ave de Choisy, 13th. Authentic and inexpensive "pho" in Chinatown...
The artistic cooperative know as the Theatre de la Verre has been around since March 2003. I remember when they used to squat a building at the end of a passage near the Place d’Aligre in the 12th. Then about two years ago, as often happens with squats...
You don’t have to be a fan of cabaret or even be familiar with the music of Kurt Weill to enjoy Whiskey Bars, but it sure helps if you understand a bit of French. I had already seen Bremner Duthie perform the one-man-show in English about a year ago...
On June 2 the weather almost felt like spring, sunny and dry for a change. So I joined friends at the Roland Garros Stadium to catch some of the French Open action. Those who don’t have tickets for the central courts (Philippe Chatrier and Suzanne...
On Thursday I took the little monsters (Lena and Pedro) to the One Year Anniversary party of Mon Bon Chien. The doggies were fed freshly-baked pupcackes while the humans sipped Champagne and pretended they didn’t see their charges squirting on the sofa...
A Secrets of Paris reader wrote in today about how after several years of living in Paris she’s only just discovered that French doctors make house calls 24 hours, 7 days a week. Learn more about SOS Médecins and the ins and outs of doctor visits...
I spent all Wednesday morning hanging out at Harry’s New York Bar (Sank Roo Doe Noo), but before you think my barfly tendencies have returned, I have to say I was working. Earlier in the month I was called in to be an extra for another Claude Berri film...
I just finished adding some (mostly doggie-centric) pet info to the Pets in Paris section of the Resource Guide. Would love to hear your suggestions on what else I should add to the page. If you’ve ever eaten at Ma Bourgogne (and you should, yum yum!)...
Here’s a photo of the Eiffel Tower (duh) taken from my table at the Café de l’Homme. Read all about it in the May Newsletter.
INSIDE THIS EDITION: * Practical: Métro Info * Entertainment: Filming on location in Paris * Sightseeing: Quai Branly Museum Opens * Dining: Déli-Cieux at Printemps * Dining: Frascati closed * Nightlife: Free Pyrotechnic Show * News: ZURBAN is finished! *...
Saw the Franco-American group TRIK last night at Le Paris-Paris. Read all about it (and peek at the pics) on the Naughty Paris Blog.
