All you need to know about buying a computer in Paris.
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There are quite a few internet cafés in Paris. They spring up like mushrooms all over the place, and of course many of them have withered away. The competition is fierce—although there are plenty of locals and visitors desperate to get on-line, there’s also a...
How many museums are there? And how many different exhibits do they have going each month? Could you guess the number of free art exhibits there are all over Paris in lots of unexpected places? The answer to all of these questions: beaucoup!
This week, Secrets of Paris Guinea Pigs Amy and Kim (from the beautiful city of Minneapolis) are the subject of case study #1. If you recall, in my first article in this series, I made three general recommendations on how to successfully do Paris in a week...
Ahh…a Parisian wedding. Very romantic, n’est-ce pas? Mr. Hall and I passed over our own respective countries and decided to get married here in the city where me met and are now living. Here are a few tips for giving your own wedding a Parisian touch no...
You’ve got a week in Paris (or better, a weekend), and you want to see it all, do it all, buy it all and eat it all and still have time to make the trek out to Versailles for the day. Well, world travelers, if you’ve been to Paris before, you may have already...
Is Paris still romantic? I have to admit I’m a bit biased—having met and married Mr. Hall here—but I’ve seen the signs, and it seems Cupid still haunts the quais and rues of this love-crazed town.
I’ve got a few favorite French websites for all of you Anglophones who don’t fear the language and those of you who want to get some practice reading French.
Tips on finding a rental apartment in Paris.
Some precautions and hints on how to be safe can help cut down on the chances of you or your family hanging out in the Prefecture de Police during your stay.
Haute Couture is here, and it's a uniquely Parisian event (whereas Prêt-à-Porter, a.k.a. Ready-to-Wear, has shows in Milan, New York, London, and Paris). Here's some cocktail party chatter for you: Haute Couture isn't just a cool French phrase used to...
I’ve rewritten this article about five times now. It’s late. There are no links. It’s not what most people would consider 'light entertainment'. But the journalist side of me wants to be responsible. So let’s talk about personal safety in Paris.
