Most locals recognize Paris in September as the true new year. Following a long summer hiatus, residents return home from vacation and get back to […]
Visiting Paris in September: A Welcome Return After the Lull
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Paris in August: How to Enjoy the “High-Low” Season in the Capital
Paris in August presents travelers with an odd and interesting scenario. Following July’s mass exodus of local residents to beaches in the south of France, it’s […]
Visiting Paris in July: Festivals, Shows and Balmy Nights
Quick quiz: what do the terms “July”, “Paris”, and “mass exodus” have to do with each other? Well, if you’ve ever spent any time in […]
Visiting Paris in June: How to Tap Its Early-Summer Magic
Thinking of visiting Paris in June? Good idea. Of all the summer months, this may just be the most pleasant. The temperatures generally remain on […]
Paris in May: How to Enjoy the Mid-Spring Glory
Falling during the glorious apex of springtime in the French capital, Paris in May is a wildly popular time to visit. Millions of people throng on […]
Visiting Paris in April: Interesting & Inspiring Things to Do
Are you planning a visit to Paris in April? Congratulations! Hate crowds? Hmm, I may just have to take back my congrats. As you probably […]
Visiting Paris in March: How to Make The Most of It?
If you haven’t yet experienced Paris in March, you’re in for a slow-motion magic show. There’s a quiet, but real, sense of rebirth that settles […]
Visiting Paris in the Spring: How to Make it Magical (& Keep it Real)
For anyone who hasn’t yet visited Paris in the spring months, it’s a season that gets attached to all sorts of cliches and fantasies. Many […]
Paris in February: How to Find its Quiet Charms
In February, there’s little of postcard-style Paris in sight. You might say that the capital is at its lowest ebb: the surge in tourism that […]
Visiting Paris in January: What to See & Do?
Many of my French friends loathe Paris in January. According to their dramatic telling, the city becomes a miserable, soul-devouring and depressing place that might […]
Visiting Paris in December: What to See & How to Plan Your Trip?
Are you considering visiting Paris in December? Most think of the end-of-year holiday festivities and displays as the primary draw card– and they’re certainly not […]
10 Best Day Trips From Paris (Most Accessible by Train)
Some might ask why it would be necessary to plot day trips from a city as diverse and interesting as Paris. After all, doesn’t it […]
When is the Best Time to Visit Paris? A Season-by-Season Breakdown
In all the years I’ve covered Paris, the question I’ve been asked more than any other is “When do you recommend I go?” Again and […]
Visiting Paris in the Winter: Best Things to See & Do
I grew up in Southern California, where the sun is so doggedly bright most of the year that winter feels more like an abstraction than […]
