Sometimes when you've had enough of the museums and refined culture of Paris, it's nice to let loose for the day at an amusement park. There are several options in and around Paris to fit your mood.
Author - Heather Stimmler
American-born travel journalist and non-profit media specialist living in Paris since 1995.
Every ten years I have to renew my US passport. When you live in Paris, you do it through the US Embassy by mailing in your old one with the fee and photo and special forms you need to fill out and print. There are very specific directions on how to do this...
Le Matrimoine Parisien is a student project that lists women's cultural creations in the city of Paris on an interactive map. I thought this was such a great project that I wanted to be able to share it with all of the Secrets of Paris readers!
Inside this Issue: * From the Editor * Marie Antoinette’s Paris: Let Us Eat Cake * Vegan-Friendly World Food in Sentier * Discover Paris’ Female Cultural History * Live Thriller: An Escape Games in Paris * 100% Vegan Food Shops in Paris * Chantilly Château &...
Travel writing is a genre already riddled with clichés, but Paris is in a class of its own for inspiring a never-ending literary parade of tired descriptions, hackneyed imagery, and nauseating hyperbole. And frankly, the City of Light deserves better.
Note: Daylight savings in France takes place at 2am on March 31st. Through March 2BORDALO II (aka BORDALO “Segundo”), one of the biggest names on the international street art scene, is back in Paris for a special show of 30 of his wild...
Had enough of macarons, gelato and cupcakes? Head over to the city's first boutique specializing in nuts and dried fruits. Don't worry, it only sounds healthy...
The Duke D'Aumale's princely apartments at the Château de Chantilly will be reopened this month after several years of careful renovations.
Inside this Issue: * From the Editor * Chantilly’s Private Princely Apartments Reopening * Plantes pour Tous: Affordable Houseplants, at Last! * Secret Recordings of 1940 Armistice on French TV * Paris’s Sunday Roller Skate Still Going Strong * Where to Find...
For plant addicts (or repeat offender houseplant murderers) who can't seem to go a week without bringing home a new green leafy friend Plantes Pour Tous just might be the best thing to hit Paris since the Métro extended its weekend hours.
February 1-3Ready to explore the hidden side of Paris? This weekend is the annual Paris Face Caché with visits under three categories: “L’Inédit”, “L’Interdit”, and “Artistiques”. Some...
The Louvre Museum is already open evenings until 9:45pm every Wednesday and Friday, but now it's also open every first Saturday of the month FOR FREE from 6pm-9:45pm.
