In this Issue: * I am Charlie * Heather’s US Tour * Plan Your Vacation without Going Crazy * Travel Beyond Paris * Prices Hikes in Metro, Post, Parking * I Was Wrong: Don’t Vandalize * Anti-Café WiFi Lounges * Recycled Moving Boxes * Paris in the Press *...
Insider Tips
The plan was to finish and send out my newsletter Wednesday. The day didn't go quite as planned. I went "offline" just before 1pm to avoid distractions. At 3:45pm one of the messenger apps on my phone beeped. It was a close friend in Seattle, "Just reading...
NOTE: Heather will be in the US for the Naughty Paris Book Tour January 25th-February 15th, check out the tour schedule of the fun events in five cities here! Through January 3A small “Village du Père Noël” with 30 chalets is set up...
Traveling to France is exciting anytime of the year, but going for Christmas is a vacation you won't soon forget.
This week is the 6th annual Paris Burlesque Festival, celebrating the theme “Burlesque & Politics: Pin-Ups Take Power!” at the new Centre Barbara (cultural center near metro Barbès, 18th). The opening night is the election of...
In this Issue: * Naughty Paris Holiday Events * Heather’s US Tour * Paris for Christmas and New Year’s Eve * Visit the Biggest Food Market * Local Craft Beer Breweries * Sainte Chapelle & Conciergerie Tickets * Calendar of Strikes & Marches * Eat, Drink and...
Christmas Villages, Ice Skating & Ferris Wheel Through January 4The annual Christmas Village on the Champs-Elysées includes over 200 chalets selling holiday gifts, local specialties, mulled wine, warm hats and gloves, toys, jewelry and...
In this issue: * Toussaint - Day of the Dead * Three Ways to Get Around * Vintage Photos and Posters * Coloring Paris * Recommended Books * Museum & Exhibit News * Pass for Municipal Museums * France in Videos * France in the Press: Good, Bad and Ugly *...
November 1-30Think you’ve got a novel in you just waiting for a bit of coaxing out? Join thousands of others in France for National Novel Writing Month, aka NaNoWriMo. Nanowrimo France has its own group and Facebook...
Outdoor Entertainment Through October 4Don’t miss one of the most magical events of the summer, the Candlelit Evenings at the Château Vaux-le-Vicomte, just an hour south of Paris by RER and shuttle. Visit the family-owned palace and gardens...
In this Issue:
* Tours of My Neighborhood
* Call it Street Art, SVP
* Things Grow Here
* Get Off Your Butt
* What Happened in Paris
* What Heather Ate
* Collaborative Economy Gets Trendy
* Secrets of Paris News & Calendar
Outdoor Entertainment September 12-14The annual Fête de l’Humanité is three days of live music (65 acts including headliners Massive Attck, Scorpions, and IAM), debates (because the French love a good debate), arts and...
