Opéra Garnier Place de l’Opéra, 9th M° Opéra Tel 08 92 89 90 90 This beautiful theatre is home to the Ballet de l’Opera and is devoted almost exclusively to ballet and dance productions, both classic and contemporary, with a smaller selection of musical...
Author - Heather Stimmler
American-born travel journalist and non-profit media specialist living in Paris since 1995.
Whenever people ask me about the best time to come to Paris, I always say “now”. Paris is certainly much nicer when the weather is perfect, but so is every place in the world. There’s never a bad time to visit the city, though...
Using Your Laptop If you bring your laptop to France, you’ll need an adaptor plug (French outlets accept the rounded, two-prong plugs) and possibly a phone jack adaptor to plug in the modem (some hotels have dedicated modem lines in the room). Don’t...
One look at a map of Paris and it will be immediately clear why even the locals often need help navigating the tangled web of streets dating back two millennia. And so will you.
All you need to know about the currency used in France, and how to get it.
Emergency Numbers These numbers can be dialed toll-free from any phone: General Emergency 112Police 17Ambulance (SAMU) 15Fire 18 SOS burns (Hôpital Cochin) 01 58 41 41 41 Poison treatment center 01 40 05 48 48 Sexually-transmitted diseases 01 40 78 26 00Drug...
Dream of being a writer in France? There’s quite a few of us expat writers making a living as writers and journalists over here, and many more who come on a regular basis to “recharge the writing batteries” as it were. I’ve collected...
Passports & Visas Everyone needs a valid passport to enter France unless you’re a French national with a valid national ID card. American, Canadian, Australian, New Zealand, and European Union (EU) nationals don’t need visas for...
Inside this Issue: * 1999-2019: Twenty Years of the Secrets of Paris * From the Archives: The First Five Years * It’s Your Turn! What Can Secrets of Paris Do Better? * Recommended Reading: The Seine by Elaine Sciolino * Recommended Dining: Les Résistants * If...
The 78 original "Secrets of Paris" articles were published between September 1999 and July 2004 on the Suite101.com platform (attractive screenshot below). After disappearing into the internet graveyard for almost 15 years, I’m publishing them all here...
This fall marks the twentieth anniversary of the Secrets of Paris. It might be hard to imagine what Paris was like two decades ago, but I can assure you those of us living here at the turn of the millennium had no idea what the future would bring.
There's plenty to see and do in Paris in November, including the Salon du Chocolat, Paris Photo and Beaujolais Nouveau (but you're not really going to drink that, are you?!) But that's not all!
