Charles Baudelaire had a love/hate relationship with his mother. Simone De Beauvoir rejected her mother’s overbearing Christianity, identifying as an atheist from the age of 14 and Samuel Becket moved to Paris after he fell […]
Again, this is just a glimpse of the Panthéon of flatlined superstardom residing in the cemeteries of Paris. Montmartre is my chosen celeb-spotting mud club this time round and I’ve kept it an all-female cast […]
1. Adapters. For plugs. Whether it’s for electrical items you brought to France, or the ones you take with you when you visit home. Multiple adaptors are an inevitable consequence since they’re likely lost, misplaced, or […]
I often tell people the only place you can go for a bit of quiet and/or solitude in Paris is its numerous, historical cemeteries. Now, that sounds a tad macabre at first, but Père Lachaise, […]
Bread & Roses marries a winning concept with a great new location, 7 rue de Fleurus, 75006. A labor of love for successful restaurateur Philippe Tailleur, this petite gallery, located next to his restaurant and […]
With the arrival of Autumn, Paris has once again assumed its role as the artistic hub of Europe offering a host of noteworthy museum and gallery exhibitions, special events and even new gallery openings. Here […]
“Man was born free, and he is everywhere in chains. Those who think themselves the masters of others are indeed greater slaves than they.” These powerful ideas and immortal words of Jean-Jacques Rousseau would forever […]
Can you tell us a bit about your background and what led you to becoming a French teacher? I was born in Paris but I’m not a real Parisian since my family moved every 2 […]