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Top 10 Paris Travel Tips
Paris is a city famed for its romance, fashion and food. It is the world’s most visited city and attracts around 27 million tourists...
December Memories — A Peasant in Paris
A typical French country cart still used in the heart of France
Don’t call us, we’ll call you
They weren’t simple-minded, but rather what you...
Virtual Tour of Paris: 18th arrondissement
Up we climb now to the top of Paris; up the butte de Montmartre, the hill overlooking Paris in the 18th arrondissement—a neighborhood of...
Montmartre — Did You Say Plaster of…Paris ?
Montmartre quarry and tile roofs in 1826.
Sitting on Swiss Cheese
There is a saying here in France that goes “There is more of...
Looking Over Paris from Sacre Coeur
We disembarked from the metro at the Pigalle station and emerged into the sunshine and bustle of Boulevard de Clichy. Several blocks up the...
Paris is a Woman with an Umbrella
I left just as Paris was beginning to feel like home. I’d been studying there for months and had seen and done just about...
Glorious Days in France
Fontaine Wallace
Paris is forever.
After a long recess, I returned to some minor changes but still the city of my heart. This time we were...
Kid-Friendly Montmartre: Sacre Coeur, Dali Museum, Cooking Class, Little Train and more
When it comes to traveling with your kids, there are two predominant schools of thought, both extreme. The first is the "why on earth...
Table d’Eugene: Big Flavors, Small Prices
The plan was to shop for upholstery fabric in the Paris 18th, work up an appetite and go someplace delicious for lunch—a quest one...
An Expat’s Dilemma
How many times have you heard people say they need to live where their children do? You’ll hear that refrain again when they become...
Sacre-Coeur at Night by Clay McLachlan
Sacré-Coeur at Night
Long and mild summer nights allow for a lot of exploring Paris after dark. Paris might be more beautiful after dark then...
Creperie des Canettes: Delicious Crepes
La crêperie des Canettes, Paris 6th. Photo by patrianova.
It’s easy to get blasé about crêpes in Paris. If you’re anything like me, after a brief but...
