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.
Itineraries
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!
Hiking Along Brittany’s Southern Coast
I am now a bit addicted to the grande randonnées, the long-distance trails known affectionately as the "GRs" that criss-cross and wind their way through France and along its land and sea borders. After finishing the GR20 in Corsica over the July 14 weekend, I could...
Paris Walking Tours
Looking for something unique to do during your stay in Paris? I can no longer stand to visit a city and see tourist site after tourist site, shuttling myself from monument to monument and above all without knowing the stories behind them. Walking tours are a...
Corsica: Finishing the GR20 (and a pre-birthday fitness test)
Six days before my 3Xth birthday, my trusted hiking buddy and I completed what may have been my greatest physical challenge yet (edging out the 2002 Boston Marathon only by the narrowest margin): the 90 or so mountainous kilometers of the southern GR 20 (long distance...
A Visit Home & My New Wide Angle Lens
I make it back to the U.S. two or three times a year: for Christmas and once or twice in the spring or fall, planned around a wedding, funeral or reunion (or oftentimes two or more of these events grouped together). Last month was my first visit to the U.S. in four...
My New Photo Site is Up!
For several months I have been working to organize my digital photos and present a proper website with only my best work on display. Since I signed up with my beloved www.smugmug.com on December 11, 2005 at 11:49pm Central European Time, I have uploaded precisely...
Exploring the Land of Volcanoes: a Weekend in the Auvergne
The Auvergne is right smack in the middle of France, a rural region of the country with vibrant green hills, fields of sunflowers and farms with the fattest cows I have ever seen, scattered among the mountains, craters and extinct volcanoes of the Massif Central. Le...
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.
