Off the Tourist Path in Paris
When you think about Paris, which followsummer does ALOT, you probably think about the Eiffel Tower, Bateaux Mouches rides on the Seine or perhaps un café or demi-litre of white wine in cozy, cobbled pavement cafés –the usual,...
A Paris Christmas
Christmas in Paris is indeed a city full of lights: everywhere you look, store windows and restaurants beckon with beautiful and unique displays with each arrondissement lighting their streets and neighbourhoods with distinctive...
A Gentle and Insignificant Paris Rain.
We decide to split today. No, not what you think, but pretty close. dEven in the beautiful city of Paris, there are bound to be days of travel fatigue. A Typical Paris Day I decide to spend some time on my own today and head out...
Paris Guide: Things to See, Do and Eat
Paris has charmed everyone with its vibrant streets, high art, superb cuisine and astonishing architecture. The only City of Lights exudes authenticity, romance, and style that no one can resist. Whether you’re strolling along...
‘Like a Local’ City Guide: Paris Musts
Ahhh Paris. An exquisite city filled with touristy, romantic clichés and at over 16.06 million visitors, one of the world’s most visited offering almost every kind of experience to the foot-weary tourist. With the typical Eiffel...
Some Paris Shopping and Dining
John sleeps through the night until almost 8 in the morning, unheard of for him. (Thank goodness for earplugs). I continue to be awakened by the rowdy Friday night bar-hoppers on the rue Delambre and also from the other guests,...
A Christmas Mystery in France
I really love this Christmasy time of year and on Thursday, followsummer flies from Toronto to Paris, indulging our Christmas spirit in her storied Christmas Markets. For you faithful followsummer followers that know us, France...
Arriving at CDG: Bienvenue à Paris!
We are about to board an overnight Air France flight to Paris, one of our favorite cities in the world. We thought it might be fun to look back on some old #FSTravels trips to the City of Lights. And in the divine Ms. Audrey...
Arriving at Charles de Gaulle: Bienvenue en France!
CDG is as always, CDG: the Friday morning sun and crisp December air only point out, at least to me, the incredible ugliness of the building. A grunting security guard, stamping our passports as we quickly glide through customs,...
Overnight to Paris with Air Canada
Emails, phone calls and a defective driver’s seat belt add to the overall last minute panic as we finish a frantic pack and load the newly-returned body shopped car (someone went through a red light and right into John...