I was on one of my morning runs when I passed a new shop in my neighborhood with cute lavender-colored boxes in the window, so I stopped for a photo. Wine in a box! They looked so cute I went back for an apéro that evening with my friend Lisa to check it out...
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Sometimes, to lock in a good rate for a hotel, you need to pre-pay your room, no cancellations or date changes possible. Now if your travel plans change (or you find somewhere better to stay), you can resell those booking to other travelers on the...
Monday morning, just as I was getting started on work, my computer suddenly displayed the Blue Screen of Death. When none of my usual tricks seemed to fix it, I realized I’d have to find a pro. I bought the computer over two years ago at Surcouf, but...
Help support the SOS Helpline by donating or buying books at this fall's book sale, just €1 for paperbacks, €2 for hard covers.
Need to borrow some power tools, a van, or maybe even a laptop? Here are two resources in Paris where you can borrow instead of buy stuff you only need once in awhile.
Mona Lisait, the Parisian bookstore chain specializing in discounted coffee table books is having a “Noël Avant Noël” sale through November 7th. These books are usually two-three years old, since it’s illegal in France to sell new...
There are many places selling silver in Paris, but here are three I've checked out that seem to have good deals and quality products.
Sell your bike or find a new one at the Bourse aux Velos on October 2nd along Boulevard Auguste Blanqui (13th).
Bread & Roses25 rue Boissy d’Anglas, 8thM° Madeleine or Concorde Second location at 7 rue Flurus (corner rue Madame), 6th, M° St-Sulpice. This tearoom-bakery near Place de la Madeleine recently opened after the success of the original near...
Want to sleep on the Eiffel Tower, inside the Musée d'Orsée, or at the Moulin Rouge? A new boutique hotel in the 9th arrondissement helps recreate famous Paris scenes...
The Value Added Tax (TVA en français) in French restaurants has just been lowered from 19.6% to 5.5%. What does this mean for you, the consumer? It means that prices in your local French bistro may go down a few euros. Or not...
Les Soldes can’t come soon enough for Parisian shoppers, who will be out in full force at dawn on Wednesday to get the best deals at all of the fashionable (and less fashionable) boutiques around town. If you’re smart, you’ll have tried...
