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8 Ways to Lose the Paris Blues

Posted on January 18, 2013 by MessyNessy

Image source How could anyone tire of this city? Is it even possible? When Paris is pissing you [...]

Shshshsh! Private Parties in Paris….

Posted on June 15, 2011 by MessyNessy

When I first moved to Paris, I quickly found out that the real nightlife was not in the bars or in the clubs but in the Parisian apartments. House parties. House parties galore. I wasn’t sure at first how I was going to get invited to one, but sure enough, if you break away from [...]

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A Walk along the Paris inner city Railway, abandoned since 1934

I spent my Saturday afternoon, avoiding the Parisian summer crowds and tiptoeing along the train
In : Featured and Uncategorized. Tags: abandoned, Paris, railroad, and railway.
The Secret Treasures Museums don’t Display

When I take my nose out of the encyclopedic rabbit hole that is the internet long enough to read an
In : Nostalgia. Tags: hidden, history, museum, secret, and vault.
Diner en Blanc – The Film about the World’s Largest Secret Dinner Party

Tonight in Paris, tens of thousands of people dressed in white, will converge at a secret location,
In : Paris. Tags: diner en blanc, documentary, film, Paris, and secret.
Reviving the Abandoned ‘Life of Pi’ Art Deco Pool in Paris

I finally watched Life of Pi last night and was pleasantly surprised to learn that the hero of the
In : Nostalgia and Paris. Tags: abandoned, movies, Paris, and swimming pool.
5 Secret Restaurants in Paris

Promise you won’t tell anyone…! 1. L’Etage de Pastavino – Saint Germain’s
In : Featured and Paris. Tags: hidden, Paris, restaurants, and secret.
Live Vicariously in Paris

What good is an iPhone if it can’t take you to Paris?! Or an iPad that can’t take you
In : Paris. Tags: app, guide, Paris, photography, tech, and tour.
That time the Paris Mosque helped Jews escape the Nazis by giving them Muslim IDs

Here’s one they left out of the history textbooks. A recent French film, Free Men, brought to
In : Paris and shock me. Tags: history, Holocaust, mosque, muslim, Nazi, Paris, and word war II.
Letters from Montmartre: Receive Beautiful Notes from a Parisian Stranger

After I finish telling you about this, I’m going to write a letter to someone; with a pen,
In : Nostalgia. Tags: French, letters, Paris, romance, and writing.
The Floating Paris Winery

Between the 19th and 20th century, wine barrels would travel via canal boat from the regions of
In : Paris. Tags: boat, canal, houseboat, Paris, river, Seine, and wine.
The Remains of a Paris ‘Kowloon’ Walled City

You may recall we recently discovered Kowloon City, the Hong Kong ‘historical
In : Paris. Tags: architecture, citadel, Paris, and urban.
The Man who Lives in a Paris Bridge

I pass the Pont Louis Philippe most days, whizzing by on a scooter along the banks of the Seine. At
In : Paris. Tags: bridge, home, house, Paris, and squat.
Paris, Under your Feet

This breathtaking pool of glistening turquoise water under creamy ecclesiastical stone vaulting is
In : Paris. Tags: Paris, underground, and underwater.
Pop-Up Summer Rooftop Camping: NYC-London-Boston

If you’re stuck in the city on one of the warmest days of the year, it doesn’t
In : Boys click here and don't be a tourist. Tags: adventure, camping, city, outdoors, rooftop, and summer.
The Renaissance of a 1920s Abandoned Parisian Cinema! Before & After Photos

Young people in the neighborhood had never known a time when the doors of the old Louxor Movie
In : Nostalgia and Paris. Tags: abandoned, Art Deco, cinema, movies, and Paris.
The Beverly Hills of Paris

I remember when I first saw it, Avenue Junot, the cobblestone road that winds up to Montmartre
In : Paris. Tags: Avenue Junot, French, Montmartre, and Paris.