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...
What is the best way to transfer money from one currency to another without paying excessive commissions? What is the smartest way to handle different currencies when traveling? What is the future of the euro and Greece's role in this collective? Recently, I spoke...
My fifth post in this series on Buying Property in Paris is about the closing, the final sale. Before reading this, I invite you to read about my thoughts and experiences on pre-search preparations, the apartment search, signing the purchase agreement and preparing...
This week's challenge is to try a new boulangerie and launch your search for the best baguettes and croissants in Paris! There are so many good bakeries out there... how do you really know which is the best? Or is the important thing to find a good one close to home...
My fourth post in this series on Buying Property in Paris is about planning for renovations. I know, we haven’t gotten to the closing yet! But I wanted to keep this in somewhat chronological order, and hopefully by talking about renovation planning before the closing...
Do you find it easy or difficult to learn a foreign language? How do you learn best? While I may not have mastered all the foreign languages I have studied over the years, I do consider myself an expert at being a student of languages. Yes, all of the books in the...
This is the third post in my series on Buying Property in Paris. Before reading this, you may want to read about my thoughts and experiences on pre-search preparations and the apartment search. I reiterate that these are just my personal experiences with the property...
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...
This is the second post in my series on Buying Property in Paris. You may want to read about my thoughts and experiences on pre-search preparations before reading this post. These are just my personal experiences with the property market in Paris this year. But my...
What I’ve Been Up To If you follow me on Pinterest, you probably noticed that I repin more photos under “Home Design” than on my various travel boards. Well, there is a reason for that. I am in the process of purchasing an apartment in the Marais. So you can expect...
