It’s easy to get the sinking feeling that “nothing can be done” to help the refugees fleeing to Europe. But in Paris, there’s a different story taking place. ** Updated September 17th after the transfer of the refugees at Austerlitz...
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It’s hard enough fining a hotel that fulfills the three ideal requirements of location, price and comfort, but then you have to worry about exactly which room you’re going to get (unless of course you book the Shangri-La’s eponymous...
It’s getting cheaper and more comfortable to travel by bus around France and Europe. Isilines is a new coach service by Eurolines offering very cheap fares on bus routes that aren’t already covered by Eurolines, and in many cases allowing you to travel...
Everyone loves a good hiding place, especially when it means escaping the crowded, noisy, hot Parisian streets in the middle of a summer heat-wave to enjoy a cool drink in the shade. Here are two favorites in the heart of St-Germain-des-Prés. ...
If you have a monthly or annual NAVIGO pass covering Zones 1-2 (metro/bus/tram and RERs in Paris and immediate suburbs), you can use it in any zone during the school holidays, July 14- August 16, including both Paris airports (RER and RoissyBus or OrlyBus...
This morning I arrived at the Marché d'Aligre in the 12th, and nothing seemed out of the ordinary for a Tuesday morning at one of the city's best food markets. But as I got closer to the covered market, the Marché Beauvau, I saw that it was...
Herb Lester, a British company that makes beautifully-designed maps printed on recycled paper with a quirky retro feel, has come out with a new specialty map, Paris: Small Shops. Written by the Paris-based writer Anne Stark Ditmeyer of Prêt à...
Despite the many screw caps in the US market, French bottles of wine and Champagne still come with corks. And these corks can be recycled at any Nicolas wine shop in France. They are sold to manufacturers to be reused (in décor, insulation and...
Because of the considerable damage and deterioration of the Pont des Arts and the Pont de l’Archevêché due to the thousands and thousands of rusting metal padlocks (aka “Love Locks”), Paris authorities have finally decided to...
This is a short video of my friend Claire about her experience as an early adopter (and #superuser) of the cool new livestreaming app Periscope. The sound isn’t great, but you can hear her better than the interviewer. If you’re on Periscope...
You may not be able to walk the red carpet on the famous Croisette to watch the films in the 68th Cannes Film Festival, but you can see many of the films in Parisian theatres this week (May 27-June 7). The films of the Director’s Fortnight (Quinzaine...
If you’re in the mood for bucolic country hikes, medieval fortress ruins, and secluded château visits less than an hour from Paris, head to the Natural Regional Park de la Haute Vallée de Chevreuse. Vallée de la Chevreuse, Château Breteuil, Château de la...
