A Collection of Ideas for Paris Weekends:

Staying Put and Getting Out of Town

Paris Apartment for Rent

In the heart of the Marais, just two blocks from Saint-Paul metro (line 1), around the corner from the historic rue des Rosiers and a few minutes’ walk from Place des Vosges. Les Miroirs du Marais is a 1-bedroom luxury apartment, sleeps up to 4.

Photography

I have been snapping photos since the age of five, when my uncle gave me my first camera. I earned a certificate from Madrid’s Keltia School of Photography and a diploma from The Photography Institute of London.

Food & Drink

The Full List

This is my full list of restaurant and bar recommendations, along with a few bakeries, ice cream parlors, and markets.

The Crème de la Crème

If you’re only in town for a short while, take a look at this list of my top restaurants & bars!

Just the Bars

This is my full list of bar recommendations, in order of arrondissement. I have indicated “**” for some of my real favorites!

Hamams in Paris

Hamams in Paris

Sometimes I need an excuse to just do nothing.  A visit to one of Paris’s hamams* (also known as Turkish baths) is the perfect excuse.  I find it most rewarding when I go with a friend or group of friends and have several hours to relax and soak in the atmosphere...

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Lofoten Islands: Whygo.com Photo of the Day!

Lofoten Islands: Whygo.com Photo of the Day!

One of my photos from Norway's Lofoten Islands has been selected as today's Whygo.com's "Photo of the Day"!  To see more photos of Norway, see my post from this summer or the Norway gallery of my photo website.

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Pau & the Pyrenées

Pau & the Pyrenées

This past weekend I enjoyed a wonderful escape from Paris, to the charming small city of Pau in the Béarn (just east of the Basque Country), the surrounding vineyard-covered hills of the Jurançon and the mountains of the Pyrenées.  Four of us stayed with a friend’s...

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Getting to and from the Paris Airports

Getting to and from the Paris Airports

Unfortunately there is no perfect way of getting to and from the Paris airports, but below are my suggestions.  Note that for the Air France bus (Car Air France) to and from Charles de Gaulle and Orly you can now purchase tickets online, and doing so will save you...

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The 7 Best (Only?) Deals in Paris

The 7 Best (Only?) Deals in Paris

Paris is an expensive city.  Certainly American tourists are balking at prices these days, coming from the dollar zone.  But it is expensive even to those of us paid in euros.  Here are the few deals I have found.  They may not make up for high rents, exorbitant...

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About

Paris Weekender is for the visitor planning his or her first trip to Paris or 20th trip to Paris. For the expat trying to navigate a new system and a new culture. I hope even for the native Parien or Parisienne looking to discover a new corner of the city. Paris Weekender is also a resource for planning day trips and weekend trips from Paris. My goal is not to inundate you with information but to share with you some survival tips as well as my favorite things about living in Paris: walking the city streets, finding new restaurants and cafés, and adventuring beyond the périférique.

Abby Gordon