This week's challenge is to take your camera out! Spend a day walking around, observing, and snapping photos. Try to take at least 100, either all around the city or pick one spot to observe throughout the day. (If you think that's boring, first go see the free Ahae...
Every month, I post a list of some of my favorite or just the most eye-catching articles, recipes, blogs and other links I have come across in the past month. Some relate to Paris and European travels and some have nothing at all to do with the themes of Paris...
Les JO (jeux olympiques) have begun! I am adding an extra post this week because I just returned from a weekend in London and want to share my Olympics experiences - before the Games are over! Pre-event show, Men's gymnastics at the O2 Arena I was fortunate to win...
Paris is notorious for shutting down in the month of August. Last year, I gave you my short list of top restaurants that stay open for all or a good part of the month. And I figured it would be helpful to have an update for 2012! See my Crème de la Crème list for...
This week's get-to-know-Paris challenge is to go to a concert. This year for the 14 juillet (Bastille Day), I was lucky enough to see Madonna's spectacular performance at Stade de France. All the world renowned groups come to Paris. But there is a whole range of...
L'Île-aux-Moines It’s official! I now have a “second home” in Brittany. I use the quotes around “second home” because (as you know if you have been following my series on Buying Property in Paris) I don’t exactly have a primary residence at the moment! But details,...
This post is for the short-term visitors to Paris. With just one week in Paris, where should I eat? You can always look at my Full List of restaurant recommendations or my Crème de La Crème list for just my real favorites if you are only staying in Paris for a short...
This week's get-to-know-Paris challenge is to go one day full day only speaking French. Whether you are just learning or you have lived in France for years, even a short spurt of full immersion is always helpful to kickstart the brain cells. If you really want a...
My article on "Paris less visited: The quais of the 15th arrondissement" was published on the My French Life blog today. These cobblestoned quais along the Seine in Paris’s 15th arrondissement and the Bir-Hakeim bridge towering above are not usually stops on the...
I hate glass block walls and windows. So much so that almost missed out on purchasing my new apartment because I was so distracted by the glass monstrosity separating the living room from the dining room. (It was of course the first thing to go when I started...
