One can imagine many are now casing out flights to France and searching out vacation rental flats for 4 weeks and more with the aim of “experiencing Parisian life like a local.” For our studio guests who do this, we always tell them that part of that total experience is to go on day trips outside ...
A guest post by Gail Boisclair Paris! It is many people’s romantic dream to come to the City of Light and live there. I, however, was never one of them. It was not ‘love at first sight’ for me with Paris – my heart did not pound, the sight of macarons did not bring a ...
by Michael The Sacré Coeur Basilica is not as old as many visitors may assume – completed on the eve of WWI, it predates the great US skyscrapers by little more than a decade, and most US cities have quite a few buildings that are a good deal older. Sacré Coeur is essentially a product of ...
A guest post by Cathy Sweeney, a recent visitor to Montmartre First impressions of a place can be disappointing if they don’t match our preconceived notions. My expectations of Montmartre were like the colors, moods and charm of impressionist paintings brought to life, plus scenes from movies filmed there and a dash of 21st century reality. ...
