LIFE
Gift Guide: Paris Meets New York
It is that time of year again: a time for giving! I happen to love giving gifts. There have been many times in my life when I have found myself without the financial resources to […]
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Forget your camera
I have been living just a few meters uphill from Le Moulin de la Galette, on Rue Lepic, in Montmartre for more than ten wonderful years. My atelier has large ‘vitrines’ on the street level […]
Issue 15
What is it about Paris?
It’s the booksellers along the river. It’s the young women dressing themselves in vitality, the most authentic make up. It’s the dogs sitting next to their masters in the cafés. It’s the two-year-old children with […]
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Being made redundant in Paris
The day started like every other. The sun rose with an energetic burst in the Dordogne. I ate breakfast and fired up the laptop, deciding which emails to deal with first and picking up the […]
Issue 13
Finding Max – adopting a pet in Paris
Last September I fulfilled a long-held desire to get a dog. Tempted to buy a puppy from one of the pet stores lining the Seine, I resisted on two grounds: fear that they may come […]
Issue 13
THE GENIUS OF THE POOR
This spring brings an inspiring breath of fresh air to Paris with the visit of Gawad Kalinga’s founder Tony Meloto. Lovingly known as Tito Tony (Uncle Tony) by the community he serves, Mr. Meloto formed […]
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DO YOU WANT TO BUY A FRENCH CHÂTEAU?
Tasmania, Australia, 2002 “Do you want to buy a share in a majestic French château?” Having just sold his farm and enjoying semi-retirement from corporate life as a much-travelled business developer and part-time crocodile hunter, […]
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Tales of of British Street performer
Being born an English speaker sometimes seems more a curse than a blessing. Especially when you become an expat and realise people of every other nationality seem to be able to speak five languages by […]
Issue 11
Transporting our Beloved Pets with the airlines
When we told our relatives that we intended to bring our canine and feline companions with us to France they thought we were crazy. If they didn’t come, we would miss and worry about them […]
Issue 11
LIVING ON FRENCH TIME
I think it is fair to say that the French have a fairly ambivalent attitude towards time. Anyone who has held an office job here will know that a meeting scheduled for 9am rarely starts […]