Heather spends an afternoon checking out the festivities and food at the Saint-Pourçain en Seine "marché du terroir" on the Quai St-Bernard. No guarantee of sun on Sunday, but if you've got some wellies or a rain parka, it's worth the trek over...
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It's the Mandarin Oriental. It's on the Rue St-Honoré. How bad could the bar be? Mon dieu, don't ask...
Nothing like a pair of adorable pastry penguins to make the muggy Parisian heat just a bit more tolerable.
I like the fact that both the US and France celebrate our national holidays in July. It makes me feel all warm in fuzzy inside to see that, despite some grumblings to the contrary, Franco-American friendship is still very much alive.
A small piece of the big stone that nearly fell on my head last month. As if I need any more incentives to stay out of church!
I’ve never been a big Georges Brassens fan, but as he’s one of France’s most beloved musicians of all time, I thought I’d put it on the schedule for last weekend’s Tagalong Tour that would include a little stroll down the canal...
Looking for an insider's view of the Paris indie music scene? The Paris-based British journalist Mark Thompson of Gigs in Paris talks about his latest project to bring the music to the people, Paris Undercovers.
The brilliantly hilarious British comedian Eddie Izzard sells out shows in Madison Square Garden and Wembly Stadium. But lucky for us, he's now performing his show en français in a tiny theatre in Pigalle through June 11. Don't miss the chance to see...
Il y a 140 ans, la Commune...the City of Paris commemorates the 140th anniversary of one of the bloodiest civil wars in French history with a free exposition In the Heart of the Paris Commune at the Hôtel de Ville through May 28. Get the English...
Planning your spring getaway? As you sift through the seemingly endless supply of sleek magazine-style travel sites with professional photos, countless discount booking sites promising the best rates, and dozens of consumer rating sites with conflicting...
I know there are flowers everywhere in the world, but there's something about seeing their happy colors pop up in this urban Parisian landscape that always makes me look forward to spring.
Little convenience stores can be found in almost every neighborhood in Paris. But they don't all have the decorative fruit and vegetable displays that you'll find at this one.
