Happy holidays from Paris Weekender! For those looking for last minute gift ideas for the francophiles in your life, check out My Little Paris's list.... ...Or why not give your loved ones a vacation to Paris? Remember, I've lowered my prices and started a referral...
As the city of Paris is waging war on short-term rentals, I’m stepping up my efforts to reach more potential Paris renters by word of mouth. I’m doing two things: 1) simplifying and reducing my prices so travelers looking to stay in Paris 3 nights or more should find...
It's once again that time of year to repost this legendary Art Buchwald article, first published in the International Herald Tribune in 1952, and reprinted by the IHT on many Thanksgivings for many years, by the Washington Post in 2005 and by the New York Times in...
The days of the "kitty" are over. Now there's a much easier way to keep track of who's paid for what and who owes who what while traveling with friends. The Splitwise app allows you to do just that, even if multiple currencies. You enter expenses as you go along and...
These past couple of weeks I've been puppy sitting in Manhattan and this past weekend, I was in New York for Open House New York. The Venetian Room I didn't actually realize it was a city-wide open house weekend; I had received an e-mail from the French consular...
Did you know that each arrondissement has an e-newsletter that is packed full of information on happenings in the neighborhood, city government initiatives, upcoming events and even discounts on certain activities for residents? Here is the sign-up for my...
TakeLessons is a website that helps match students with teachers. They cover a number of subjects; to date, they have sold over 2 million lessons. Many lessons are taught by webcam, though some teachers will meet in person. . . TakeLessons is the largest online...
This spring, I needed to hang some baskets, a shelf and a mirror and I knew I'd mess it up if I tried it myself. But it wasn't a big enough job to necessitate calling in the contractor. So I gave Lulu Dans Ma Rue a try. Here is the end result: Lulu Dans Ma Rue is a...
If you'd like to check out the election results by arrondissement and by polling station (bureau de vote) in Paris, take a look at this map. I'm proud of my neighbors! Arrondissement 04 - Bureau de vote 014 MACRON Emmanuel 94.04% LE PEN Marine 5.96% Taux de...
There is a lot of worry and uncertainty, but also excitement in the air right now surrounding the French elections. This past Sunday, in the premier tour, 77.77 % of registered French voters narrowed the field down from eleven candidates to just two. (If you missed...
