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About Paris

About Paris
Neighbourhoods of Paris: Bastille Canal St Martin – 11th Arondissement One of Paris’ coolest neighborhood’s to live and party in. Residential on one end and touristy on another, it is especially popular with young urban professionals or upwardly bound members of... [Read more]

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Take a plunge into the history of Paris at the Sewer Museum!

Take a plunge into the history of Paris at the Sewer Museum!
Paris is often billed as the city of romance in the same way that New York is portrayed as the city that never sleeps. But to get away from the romance, there is no better place to go than the Musée des Égouts de Paris, or the Paris Sewer Museum. Indeed, Paris’ reputation as... [Read more]

Go to Rock en Seine in Paris for free with Eurostar!

Go to Rock en Seine in Paris for free with Eurostar!
Finally it’s the summer and festival season is already under way! We’ve already seen a scorchingly sunny Glastonbury Festival a fun packed Bestival is coming in September. These are just some of the UK’s finest but what about festivals abroad? Of course there’s the likes... [Read more]

Make Mine a Moules

Make Mine a Moules
We have a lovely guest post from the fantastic mummy blogger Eva who writes the Nixd Minx blog who has kindly shared her recent trip to France with us. France is a vast and varied country and it’s worth taking time to get to know the regions but all too often we overlook the... [Read more]

Rooftop dining under Kong’s glass dome roof

Rooftop dining under Kong’s glass dome roof
A few weeks ago we wrote about the renowned designer, Philippe Starck, and his ultra trendy renovation of Mama Shelter – a hotel restored from a disused multi-storey car park. As it was so popular we thought we’d follow it up by telling you about another one of Starck’s... [Read more]

La Boulangerie is a hit with Parisians

La Boulangerie is a hit with Parisians
Lately we’ve been trying to write more and more about the hidden and relatively unknown gems of Paris, Lille and Brussels (everyone knows about the Eiffel Tower already, right?). So after a strong recommendation from a Parisian-born French colleague we thought that the aptly... [Read more]

The Seven Hotel – another artwork in the Paris Hotel Design’s collection.

The Seven Hotel – another artwork in the Paris Hotel Design’s collection.
Paris is known around the world for it’s great sense of style and superior design standards so it may not come as a shock to you that this post is all about cool design. Paris Hotel Design has been building hotels for years (although it seems they see it as collecting hotels... [Read more]