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5 Idyllic Places for Afternoon Tea in Paris: My Picks
While I’m more of a coffee lover than a tea person, the winter season in the capital demands a little extra dose of coziness. Once or twice a year, I fork over some […]
Nightlife Notes: La Bellevilloise, for Laid-Back Drinks & Live Music in Paris
Ever since moving to the northeastern side of Paris, I’d been curious to give La Bellevilloise a try, having heard that it’s a closely-guarded favorite for a night out among locals of […]
In Review: Eating Europe’s “Hip Eats and Backstreets” Tour of Paris
I’ll start by saying this: If there’s any food tour that you should take on an empty stomach, it’s this one. The “Hip Eats and Backstreets” tour of Paris from Eating Europe isn’t one […]
Medieval Paris: A Self-Guided Tour of 5 Intriguing Places
During the 19th century, the Baron Georges-Eugène Haussmann gutted much of what had been medieval Paris-– forging the iconic skyline and enormous, grandiose boulevards we now (wrongly) tend to think of as timeless. […]
Paris in May: How to Enjoy the Mid-Spring Glory in 2019
Representing the glorious apex of springtime in the French capital, Paris in May is a wildly popular time to visit. Millions of people throng on the city during this month alone, hoping to […]
The Hotel Gavarni in Paris: An Eco-Friendly Lodging Option?
Located on a peaceful street in the upwardly mobile Paris neighborhood known as Passy, the three-star Hotel Gavarni is a traditional hotel built in 1907 that has been awarded the European Ecolabel for […]
In Review: Addis Abeba, Serving Some of the Best Ethiopian Food in Paris
The first time I tried Ethiopian food, it was at Addis Abeba in Paris: a wonderful place to sample the distinctive cuisine of the East African country, right in the heart of […]
How to Avoid Bad Hotels in Paris: Why Going Too Cheap Can Bite Back
If you type “cheap hotels in Paris” into Google or far cooler search engines such as Ecosia, the first page of search results will display a cascade of booking sites whose featured […]
The Oldest House in Paris Was Built by Famous *Alchemist* Nicolas Flamel
The modest medieval house located at 51, Rue de Montmorency in Paris is off-radar for most tourists. Yet for a niche set of visitors with interests in alchemy and the occult, Harry Potter […]
Ahead of the French Election, Reflections On My Long, Parisian Path to Citizenship
I’ll just come out and say it: The upcoming French elections are making me nervous. And I’m hardly alone: political analysts and ordinary observers around the world are watching anxiously as the Gallic […]
These 5 Places in Paris Aren’t Usually Associated With African-American History. They Should Be.
“It’s a great city, Paris, a beautiful city––and––it was very good for me.”– James Baldwin, Another Country (1962) One of the most singular and important American authors of the 20th century, James Baldwin […]
How I Finally Cracked Parisian (and French) Humor
Much ink has been spilled about French people having no “real”sense of humor– at least not beyond a strong penchant for biting political satire, à la Voltaire. As a 2003 article in the […]