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8 Tips to Avoid the Microwave in Paris’ Restaurants
8 Tips to Avoid the Microwave in Paris’ Restaurants
Canned food, the microwave and assembled industrial products: the new French gastronomy at its best in Parisian restaurants!
Didier Quémener
Feb 27, 2015
Les Amerlocs — Chapter 1: L'atterissage
By now, he can roll his cigarettes while he walks, but he doesn’t, not here. Not where the streets are flooded with people speaking English-
Emily Monaco
Feb 23, 2015
My Favorite French Faux Pas
My Favorite French Faux Pas
When I arrived in France in 1984 I had several years of French classes behind me, but anyone who thinks they can speak a language after…
Cheryl McAlister
Feb 18, 2015
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An Inside Look at Sorbonne Grades
An Inside Look at Sorbonne Grades
The French school system is tough. It starts from preschool, with “grades” on everything from behavior to the ability to recognize shapes…
Adria J. Cimino
Feb 5, 2015
A Journey of 1,000 Steps Starts in the Bathroom
A Journey of 1,000 Steps Starts in the Bathroom
It all started in the bathroom of a dingy Parisian pub.
Vicki Lesage
Feb 3, 2015
I Am Still Charlie
I Am Still Charlie
The terrorist attack in Paris hit hard and fast, and before we knew it, it was over. Well, not really. Until the suspects were caught, it…
Vicki Lesage
Jan 20, 2015
“Paris, Rue des Martyrs”… a Street and a Book
“Paris, Rue des Martyrs”… a Street and a Book
The rue de Martyrs in Paris has been getting a lot of attention these days with more and more travel writers pointing out the charming…
Adria J. Cimino
Jan 15, 2015
The Terrorist Attacks Will Go Down in History, and I Was Eating Hot Dogs
The Terrorist Attacks Will Go Down in History, and I Was Eating Hot Dogs
I was working from home, taking a quick break from boring spreadsheets to cook up a boring lunch of rice and hot dogs. It would have been a…
Vicki Lesage
Jan 11, 2015
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