Hip Eats and Backstreets – a Paris Food Tour. One of the best ways to get under the skin of a city like Paris is by taking a walking tour. For my money, the best walking tours always involve food – not just because I love to eat but because with a food tour there’s […]
Le Pavillon des Lettres – a Literary Hotel in Paris:
Boutique Hotel in the 8ième Arrondissement Paris – Le Pavillon des Lettres. Any regular visitor to Paris will have their favourite Arrondissement. Mine has always been the 6ième – Saint-Germain-des-Prés, the Latin Quarter and the Luxembourg Gardens- an area full of cafés with history, old churches and heritage. I seldom stray – this time, tempted […]
Trips from Paris – Overnight, Day Trips and Short Drives
Five Easy Trips from Paris – Overnight Trips, Day Trips and Drives: (#Ad – in conjunction with Discover Car Hire) Who doesn’t love Paris? Like many regular visitors to the City of Lights, I have a habit of arriving, settling into a boutique hotel somewhere in the 6ieme and staying put. I visit the Musée […]
A Peek at Paris – Musée d’Orsay
Paris, so the saying goes, is always a good idea. Especially if you happen to have a voucher for a free Eurostar ticket in leisure premium no less… The last time I was in Paris, I had intended to revisit Musée d’Orsay. I first went there about 30 years ago and went back some years […]
Feeling at Home in Paris, St Germain
Paris in the Spring – St Germain: I’ve been a Londoner for most of my adult life. A couple of brief excursions to the country and a temporary contract in Brussels for nine months my only attempts to break free. Yet, there are cities where I believe I could happily live. Paris is one of […]