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Sheep hanging out in front of the Eiffel Tower? It’s not that unlikely. A group of sheep have already begun tending the lawns as the city’s newest lawnmowers in a field beside Paris’ Municipal Archives in the 19th arrondissement. Dubbed “eco-grazing”, if the project is a success, more sheep will be brought in to ”mow” the grass [...]
In Paris, every first Wednesday of the month at noon, without fail you can hear the eerie wail of an air raid siren from wherever you are in the city. They’ve been going since pre-World War II and have these monthly tests to make sure everything is in working order– or to serve as a [...]
After only five years in Paris, “Genevieve de Milwaukee” has gone from editorial translator at Vogue.fr to Fashion Editor of a children’s luxury fashion shop online. An ex-pat success story…right? Despite maintaining she still loves the French, during those five years, the Milwaukee native has acquired a few funny (or-not-so-funny) stories about the trials and tribulations of an [...]
These are perilous times for loyal fans of Paris burger joints such as the holy church of Blend, the well-oiled atelier at Big Fernand and the feisty crowd-puller, le Camion qui Fume. With the arrival of a new player on the scene, the war for le burguerrr Parisien just–got–real. PNY, a.k.a Paris- New York had [...]
They met in Paris in 1932. Both already married, American novelist Henry Miller and Cuban diarist Anaïs Nin began an intense love affair that would last for decades, leading to some of the most passionate letters ever written… August 14, 1932 Anaïs: Don’t expect me to be sane anymore. Don’t let’s be sensible. It was a [...]
It’s a special occasion; a first date, a wedding anniversary, a birthday, that all-important business dinner and you need something just a little more fancy than your average corner brasserie. Choosing the perfect restaurant in this city is harder than you would think and after nearly three years in Paris, I’ve done my fair share [...]
Take a Parisian tour with Mickey as Disney accurately depicts what rush hour is like in this city and addresses the highly important issue of croissant shortages in cafés after 11am. I mean, what is that? Who runs out of croissants?? No, I don’t want a tartine, I NEED MY F***… sorry, enjoy the video [...]
Sometimes I feel like there’s just too much photography of Paris; images we’ve seen time and again of the same monument, the same cobblestone street, the same wrought iron windows. But then I found the work of Getty photographer Gerard Hermand. He sees something most people don’t… Discover more of Gerard’s work on Flickr. ::: [...]
The weather has gone a little wonky this month in Paris– just last week, I was sunbathing on a terrace and this week, people were skiing down the hill in Montmartre. It’s become a bit of a tradition every time it snows in Paris, that you’ll see a group of ski-crazy Parisians boarding the gondola [...]
A beautiful short film of Paris dedicated to the legacy of French trunk-makers and leather goods specialist Moynat– a brand founded in 1849 by the only female trunk-maker in Paris, Pauline Moynat. Paris-based model, muse and fashion blogger Jeanne Damas is cast as the modern answer to the classic Moynat woman as she explores the City of Lights, researching [...]
What good is an iPhone if it can’t take you to Paris?! Or an iPad that can’t take you
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Here’s one they left out of the history textbooks. A recent French film, Free Men, brought to
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You may recall we recently discovered Kowloon City, the Hong Kong ‘historical
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This breathtaking pool of glistening turquoise water under creamy ecclesiastical stone vaulting is
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I remember when I first saw it, Avenue Junot, the cobblestone road that winds up to Montmartre
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After only five years in Paris, “Genevieve de Milwaukee” has gone from editorial
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It’s a special occasion; a first date, a wedding anniversary, a birthday, that all-important
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