Blood banks all over the world are always in need of donors, and Paris is no different. If you'd like to brave the needles to save a life, here's what you need to know.
Tag - Expats & Locals
Parking in August is no longer free anywhere in Paris, but you can now use any phone to pay for parking.
Every ten years I have to renew my US passport. When you live in Paris, you do it through the US Embassy by mailing in your old one with the fee and photo and special forms you need to fill out and print. There are very specific directions on how to do this...
Until recently, competition from French hypermarchés such as Carrefour and Géant kept these stores out of France. But in June 2017 Costco finally managed to open a store in a very inconvenient location approximately 35 minutes south of Paris.
Today I got a question from a Secrets of Paris reader that is similar to many I have received in the past, so I thought I'd share this Q&A about working in Paris with all of you!
While you'll never need any special vaccinations to visit mainland France, there are many places in the world where vaccinations are recommended or required.
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.
It's hard for today’s American expatriates to fathom the lives of our forbearers who lived in France before the internet, commercial airlines, the telephone, or even the telegraph, completely cut off from their homeland for months at a time. When I...
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...
Most people around the world, at least those in academia, know the name “Sorbonne,” which elicits the same sort of reaction as “Harvard” or “Cambridge.” I am proud of these degrees, but most importantly, I am happy about their price tag.
I love listening to podcasts when I'm running around Paris, making dinner, or looking for an a local alternative to NPR. I like the ones that are engaging enough to entertain, but informative enough to make me feel like I’ve learned something. Here are some...
From the rooftops of the 7th to the city’s ancient catacombs, discover how Parisian Apiculteur Audric de Campeau transformed his passion into liquid gold. A story in three parts...
