If you’re in Paris this week, you’ve still got a chance to buy tickets for an award-winning Broadway musical in one of the city’s most beautiful historic theatres: Stephen Sondheim’s Passion is at the Théâtre du...
Author - Heather Stimmler
American-born travel journalist and non-profit media specialist living in Paris since 1995.
Living in Paris? Consider it part of your civic duty to learn basic first aid, who to call in an emergency, and other useful skills such as how to use the public defibrillators found throughout the city. To make it super-easy, on Saturday March 26th the...
During the coldest week in February (hovering around 2°C) my little hot water heater finally expired after a dozen years of loyal service. I called “my guy” that Friday afternoon who came by and quoted €600 to replace it the next day...
Inside this Issue: * Can You Trust Any Travel Writing? * Insider’s View of the Paris Food Markets * The Flags and Symbols You See in Paris * Alternative Fashion Week Event * Classes in Chocolate & Pastry Shops * Online Shopping for a Good Cause * France in...
NOTE: Daylight Savings in the US/CAN is March 13th. In France/Europe it’s March 27th. Parc André Citorën, Paris 15th Calendar updated throughout the month, check back for updates! Feb 25 – March 15See Charlie Chaplin’s...
It’s no secret that most travelers will eventually end up on TripAdvisor when planning their vacation. It has become the Google of the travel world, where people go for honest, unbiased reviews of hotels, restaurants, sights and activities by fellow travelers...
Have you ever seen a flag or symbol while walking around Paris that you didn't recognize? Here’s a little primer on the ones my tour clients ask me about most often. Some are fairly common and others may be unknown to even regular visitors to France.
In case you missed all of the hype, Paris Fashion Week is March 1-9. Most of the city’s trendy bars, stylish hotels, and designer concept stores will be overrun by fashion bloggers, models and editors dressed in outrageous outfits that only the fashion...
Emily Dilling is a California native who has been living in Paris now for almost a decade, where she’s become known for her blog and podcast Paris Paysanne (rough translation: Parisian Peasant) which covers the local farm-to-table and craft production...
Inside this Issue: * Travel Writing Workshops in Paris * Recommended Reading: The Forgotten Black Heroes of D-Day * Best Skip-the-Line Catacombes Tickets * The Marie Antoinette Pass * Pedicures with the Ladies * Le Fooding Delivers * Parisians Get a...
“They stormed Omaha and Utah Beaches early on June 6, 1944. They’ve been written out of history. Movies don’t show them. Most books don’t mention them. But they were there.” Watch the video to learn more about the men of the...
The Mairie de Paris (City Hall) just announced a new “Carte Citoyenne-Citoyen de Paris” or a Paris Citizenship Card, free for any resident of Paris – of any nationality and at least 7 years old – “to promote civic pride and...
