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When I was in France the last and only time it won the World Cup, the French were so delirious in watching their team win they asked me questions like: “Can Americans run as fast as the French?â€Â This time the questions…
Read MoreBastille Day (July 14th)
Celebrations for Le Quartorze de Juillet (14th of July), also commonly known as Bastille Day or La Fête Nationale, mark one of the major party events in Paris for the year. It commemorates the storming of the Bastille prison and the French revolt against Louis…
Read MoreA Pocket of Paris: Rue de la Huchette
Rue de la Huchette, situated right beside the St. Michel fountain and St. Michel métro station, is a narrow street that is full of character. It boasts many cheap, but tasty, three course menus ranging from 8€ to around 30€.…
Read MoreClub Showcase | Best Nightclubs in Paris
A nightclub underneath a bridge sounds like it should be an interesting place to socialise, but Club Showcase is more than this. Once a former boat hangar beneath the iconic Pont Alexandre III, the nightspot is youthful and trendy, playing…
Read MoreLa Flûte l’Étoile | Champagne Bar
One of my favorite haunts to go for a glass of bubbly is La Flûte l’Étoile in the 17th arrondissement. La Flûte is a stone’s throw away from the Arc de Triumph off of the Avenue Wagram. It is an intimate…
Read MoreFive Reasons to Love (and Hate) Paris
1. The Fashion. Of course, Paris is known to be the fashion capital of the world, and it doesn’t disappoint. Everywhere you look there’s a willowy, model-like silhouette of a woman dressed like she’s popped off the catwalk for an…
Read MoreCasa Palenque
For any expat living in a new city, the search for a link to (or in this case a “taste ofâ€) home can often become an unintentional hobby, and in some instances, an obsession. Take for example the American contingent…
Read MoreCafé Universel
Tucked down Rue Saint Jacques in the 5th is a place where American license plates line the walls, where various languages are spoken, and where some of the city’s top jazz musicians come to perform. This place is filled with a…
Read MoreLa Cantoche Paname
When was the last time you ate a top-notch meal surrounded by jars of Nutella, South Park figurines, Kermit the Frog, or works of art made up entirely of Smarties that was not in your own apartment? Or hopscotched into…
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