Batobus

Transportation

The Batobus is a bus-boat in Paris. It’s possible to hop on and hop off at any of 8 stops along the Seine. You purchase a day pass at any stop which allows you to get off and visit say, the Eiffel Tower, and then hop back on and ride down the Seine until another...

Café Dog

Cats and Dogs

Waiting for his order at a café on rue des Abbesses.   Begging dogs at a café.   It’s a dog’s life in Paris!  

A Little Paris Metro Secret

Transportation

After walking ten miles a day in Paris, this is not what you want to see in the metro: Many visitors Don’t realize how many staircases you have to navigate in the metro. Instead, search for this sign: Because it means you’ll find this: A welcome sight...

‘effin Paris

Canal Saint-Martin, Music

Wherever you are right now, take a break from your day and visit Paris in this Lily Allen music video. I love the part where she flicks a guy off the arched bridge over Canal St. Martin. Caution: the lyrics are explicit, so don’t listen around small children or...

Êtes-vous une pagilleuse ou une rangeuse?

French Language

Theoretically, I love clean, minimalist, zen decor. However, it’s only an aspirational state, one that is completely unattainable for me. Entropy rules my life. A clear surface, an empty wall, any unfilled space soon attracts objects. I  continually fight this...