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Sweet Tooth Tours & Discount!

Sweet Tooth Tours & Discount!

This fall, I had the great fortune of being invited to join one of Lynne Staartjes’s Sweet Tooth Tours. Along with one other visitor, I spent about three hours of my Tuesday morning on the Paris Sugar & Spice Picnic Tour in the 16th arrondissement.

THATMuse Offers a Marais Treasure Hunt!

Only through April 17th, THATMuse (of THATLou Louvre treasure hunt fame) brings you a pop-up treasure hunt in the Marais! What a great way to get to know this historic neighborhood in a fun and creative way. It's for kids and adults alike. Go check it out!!...

Dark Side of Paris Walking Tour

Dark Side of Paris Walking Tour

One evening in late May, a friend and I went on the Dark Side of Paris Evening Walk through PARISCityVISION. We were unlucky with the weather: it poured rain most of the evening. We ended up cutting the 3-hour tour a bit short. But we did stick around for the bulk of...

GuruWalk, a Free Walking Tour Community

GuruWalk, a Free Walking Tour Community

I was contacted today by Bernard of GuruWalk, a growing worldwide community that connects tour guides with travelers. It is completely free to register as a tour guide; the tours are also free. Bernard asked me to help spread the word that for Christmas, GuruWalk has...

Carte Citoyenne-Citoyen de Paris

Carte Citoyenne-Citoyen de Paris

Did you know that if you're a Paris resident, you can now sign up for a Carte Citoyenne-Citoyen de Paris? This resident's card gives you free and exclusive access to tours, visits, programs and a number of other services. Click here to order your card. Here is an...

My Interview with Discover Walks

My Interview with Discover Walks

I was recently interviewed by Discover Walks about my Paris experience, my favorite Paris addresses and tips for visitors. The interview is now up on line. You can read it here! My Montmartre photo post editing with the Waterlogue app Discovers Walks offers walking...

Le Peloton Café

Le Peloton Café

There's a great new café just a few minutes' walk from my Marais apartment, on one of my favorite streets, rue du Pont Louis-Philippe. And not only does this café serve the usual coffee and baked goods, the owners also offer bike rentals and bike tours through their...

Visit Champagne!

Visit Champagne!

Last year, I wrote about my weekend trip to Champagne and posted the itinerary from the overnight. But for visitors with limited time who would like to get just a taste of Champagne, a day trip to the region of bubbly is also an option. Numerous companies organize...

An Art Nouveau Walking Tour of Paris’s 16th

An Art Nouveau Walking Tour of Paris’s 16th

While "medieval" and "Hausmannian" may be the first styles that come to mind when we think of Parisian architecture, Paris is also home to an impressive array of more modern architecture. Guimard's Castel Béranger, Rue Jean de la Fontaine, 75016 Paris (1898) Just once...

A Street Art Tour of Paris

A Street Art Tour of Paris

Last month, I was invited by Mon Beau Paris to experience their street art polaroid tour of the Marais. I did not have any particular prior interest in street art, let alone knowledge of the subject. But this lack of a background in it actually made me more intrigued...

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