Tag: Nightlife
Brave New Paris: Greenification or Gentrification?
The recent Parisian dispute over noise pollution, pitting sleep-deprived residents against clubbers, has been rife with ironies of the best-laid-plans variety. For example, partisans...
No, Buenos Aires Is Not Paris
There are so many wonderful places to live. In reality, I could move anywhere and have considered many options. I had been thinking about...
Lights Out in Paris
Unbelievable. The New York Times runs its worst travel article ever about night life in Paris. Seems that smokers, no longer permitted to huff...
Moulin Rouge, Cafe Moderne, GaultMillau BUZZ
Moulin Rouge
Since 1889 Le Moulin Rouge has been turning – if you haven't been to Le Moulin Rouge, immortalised by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, you...
Pierre Herme: Worth the Journey
Pierre Hermé, Fetish Ispahan. ©Pierre Hermé
The siren’s call that brings us back to Paris is different for each of us. For me, it’s the...
Dope
Some things need no translation, no matter where you see them. They play in a lingua franca more widespread than Greek, Latin, Pidgin, or...
Take in the Cluny: Museum of the Middle Ages
Musée national du Moyen Âge
Current temporary exhibition until March 5, 2012: Gaston Fébus (1331-1391), featuring an impressive display of illuminated manuscripts and objects related to this 14th...
A Gay Sunday Afternoon in Paris
Sunday afternoons in Paris tend to be quiet. There are always some tourists milling through the streets, making their way from museum to museum,...
Batignolles: Parisian Quartier du Charme Rewards Exploring
Paris is perfect for lingering long in cafes when not strolling its streets. Thankfully, it is simple to adjust one’s Paris plans when weather,...
