When I'm in Paris

Shopping is something Paris is renowned for, and rightly so. There are endless options of fantastic places to shop, especially if you have time to wander further afield than the Champs Elysées. In fact, I think that the best shopping Paris has to offer comes in the form of small, local boutiques featuring [...]

Finding a restaurant in Paris is never hard, but trying to find a good restaurant is perhaps a little more of a challenge. Being the most tourist-frequented spot in the world means that restaurant owners can afford to be slack, as there will never cease to be a supply of new and unaware [...]

When I first arrived in Paris, my French teacher at La Sorbonne said something which, as the time, struck me as rather odd. She claimed that, despite having moved into big cities, the French are all still rustic country-folk (a la Middle Ages), and proud of it.
The longer I have spent in Paris, the more [...]

If you are planning on visiting Paris, and have a limited amount of time in the city, visiting Versailles can seem like a daunting day trip. It is an RER ride, or about a 45 minute drive from the city, and it really does mean abandoning any hope of visiting anything else that day. Once [...]

If you are tired of eating out in Paris, but still want to be out and about enjoying the Parisian atmosphere, an ideal compromise is a picnic on Canal Saint Martin. The canal is a popular destination for locals, and is a great place to see a more relaxed version of Paris.

The canal runs [...]

There are many hidden secrets kept within the Peripherique which surrounds Paris, and having a knowledge of some of them can really help transform a visit to the capital. Having a few tricks up your sleeve to help you to wind down, get some exercise and refresh yourself is always a good idea on any [...]