One of the most interesting Paris events of the summer is Grand Train. Opened within a disused SNCF train depot in late April, Grand Train features 2000m² of covered halls, courtyards and outdoor space filled with over a dozen bars and eateries, lounge chairs...
Author - Heather Stimmler
American-born travel journalist and non-profit media specialist living in Paris since 1995.
The Air France coaches that shuttled passengers between Paris and Roissy-CDG or Orly airports is now called Le Bus Direct (which is probably good because the old name made people think only Air France passengers could use it). There are four lines with...
Another world-class musical in English is playing at the Théâtre du Châtelet this month, wonder.land: the edgy modern-day take on Alice in Wonderland “that explores the blurred boundaries between our online and offline lives.” Commissioned in...
Now that the sun has come out, the waters of the Seine River in Paris have receeded and the threat of flooding is over.
Inside this Issue: * Worried about coming to Paris? * Spots Left on our August Travel Writing Workshop * Carnavalet Museum Closing * Will.i.Am Music Video at the Louvre * Exclusive Champagne Parties * Paris Running Club for Beer Lovers * How do you say Stroke...
France has had a tough spring for tourism. The terror attacks in Brussels spooked people into cancelling their visit, strikes and protest marches in response to the new employment law reforms have slowed train service and blocked gas stations, and record...
Summer Festivals (en français)The weekly metro magazine A Nous Paris has the entire French summer festival calendar online, with the best art, music and film festivals throughout France to download, in French only: Festivals on A Nous Paris...
I highly recommend all Parisians take advantage of the first-aid classes offered by the Protection Civile de Paris, or PCP, a non-profit, volunteer-based organization of first-aid responders in Paris.
The falafels here are just so darned fresh and tasty, I always regret it when I get one somewhere else.
On April 12th the American singer Will.i.am (one of the founding members of the Black Eyed Peas) released this music video reinterpreting his song "Mona Lisa Smile" from his album #Willpower. Set in the Louvre, it features the singer Nicole Scherzinger as La...
Official May Holidays May 1st: Fête du Travail (Most museums closed)May 5th: Ascension (List of open museums)May 8th: V-Day (WWII) (List of open museums)May 15-16: Pentecost Sunday (and Monday) May 1It’s the...
In the latest episode of heartbreak and disgust, the world's largest reseller of tours is promoting vandalism tours, and the beautiful bridge overlooking the 863-year-old Notre Dame Cathedral is completely covered in ugly scaffolding after its railing were...
