See the highlights with this manageable tour. By Justin Chiotti A visit to the Louvre is amazing, inspiring and overwhelming. You’ll find yourself breezing past masterpieces on your way to other masterpieces. Don’t worry, it’s natural and unavoidable to feel this way. It would take over two months to see the entire museum […]
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A Guide to the Marais
The Marais is my favorite neighborhood in Paris. I lived there for two years and it’s still where my husband and I try to find an apartment each time we visit. The Marais, meaning marsh in French, includes the 3rd and 4th arrondissements and offers 17th-century architecture, the city’s best […]
So You Want to Move to Paris? A Step by Step Guide
Moving to Paris is possible if you take a series of simple steps. Here’s what you need to know from finding an apartment to getting a visa. In 2010, Justin and I visited my little sister Haley in Paris while she was going to pâtisserie school at Le Cordon Bleu. […]
Guide to Paris Part Deux
Part two of my Paris Guide includes hip hotels, mouthwatering markets and splendid day trips to take your trip from touristy to transcendent. Whether you’ve been once, ten times, or never, there’s always a reason to pine for Paris. Areas like Montmartre, with its narrow roads winding up the hillside, […]
Best Paris Day Trips (Besides Versailles)
When you need a break from the hustle and bustle of Paris, head to one of these attractions just outside the city. Paris offers so much to see and do, you’d be forgiven for never setting foot outside of the city, particularly if it’s your first visit. However, if you’re […]
Paris Hotels for Different Personalities
Those who travel to Paris theses days are spoiled for choice when it comes to accommodations. Thanks to a flurry of new boutique hotels, apartment rentals and a much anticipated luxury hotel unveiling, there has never been a wider variety of options in the city and great choices exist in every quartier. […]