25hours Hotels Opens its First Paris Outpost near Gare du Nord
With the opening of its first Parisian property this week, 25hours Hotels has ventured where no hotel chain has yet dared to go in Paris, placing itself just opposite the Gare du Nord train...
La Planque Hotel: A Cool New Place to Stay in the 10th
Located between the trendy Canal Saint-Martin and Belleville, La Planque is the latest boutique hotel hoping to tap into Paris’s young and fashionable bobo crowd with its affordable style.
The hotel has called on design...
For Sale: Loft Apartment in the Trendy Canal Saint-Martin Area
The height of contemporary design, this stunning loft apartment is found in an ex-industrial building in the buzzy area of Canal Saint-Martin with its bars, boutiques and boho vibe. All the best of the...
A Huge Renovation for the Gare du Nord in Paris
If you take the Eurostar to London, or Thalys to Brussels, you will be familiar with the Paris train station known as the Gare du Nord. Visitors love to complain about this gare (so...
Eat your way around Paris with Eating Europe’s newest tour
Food tour company Eating Eating has finally come to Paris, with the aim of offering tours with a difference, promising to take you away from the tourists and off the beaten track. I went...
Solo Travel, Train Stations, and Dining at the Gare du Nord in Paris
Travel by train in France is a salt and pepper affair where time in between connections and departures always prompts travelers to grab a bite to eat, or look for an oasis in which...
For Sale: 3-Room Apartment in the 10th
In the 10th arrondissement, between the metro Bonne Nouvelle and Strasbourg Saint-Denis, this three-room apartment of 65 sqm is situated in an old stone building. On the 2nd floor without elevator, crossing street and...
For Sale: A Unique, Sprawling Apartment in the 10th Arrondissement
In the Goncourt/Avenue Parmentier area of the trendy 10th arrondissement, this apartment is in perfect condition, sprawling across 140m² (more than 1500 square feet). On the ground floor: entrance, living-room with fully equipped kitchen,...
Tales from a Paris Podcaster: Are There Really Crocodiles in the Paris Canals?
Here’s a dispatch from Oliver Gee, the host of The Earful Tower podcast. This time he tells the story about the crocodiles apparently living in the Canal Saint-Martin.
I’ve always found the Canal Saint-Martin in...
For Sale: Charming Parisian Apartment Near St Quentin Covered Market
A charming Parisian apartment just steps from the Saint-Quentin covered market and the best restaurants and cafes of the hip 10th arrondissement. On the 2nd floor (with a lift) of a beautiful Haussmannian building,...
For Sale: Penthouse Apartment on the Canal Saint-Martin
Bright and light-filled, this spacious penthouse apartment is situated on the Canal Saint-Martin, a popular place in the 10th arrondissement. There's a fully equipped kitchen and a large 38m2 terrasse where you can enjoy the...
The Best Middle Eastern Street Food in Paris
Urfa Durum
Halfway down the hip Rue de Faubourg Saint-Denis, crammed between a wine merchant and a boulangerie in an arm-span gap is Urfa Durum, a Kurdish restaurant that has only two options on its...
