When I first visited Paris as a teenager, I thought it was the greatest city in the world. The elegant cream-colored architecture topped with slate-blue roofs and clay-pot chimneys, and the wide boulevards lined with bustling sidewalk cafes enchanted me. Dashing French boys and Nutella crepes wooed me. My memories of Paris were so sweet that […]
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Why You Should Visit the Chateau de Fontainebleau
Before planning my week-long trip to Paris, I was only generally aware of the Chateau de Fontainebleau. It wasn’t an included stop on either of the two group tours of France I took as a teenager – we went to Versailles both times instead. But with the UNESCO-listed palace located a mere 56 kilometers from Paris, […]
The Best Places to Eat in Paris
Paris is known as one of the world’s best food cities for good reason. It has over 400 restaurants listed in the Michelin Guide, and 20 of those have two or more stars. Of course, some require reservations six months in advance and you might have to sell a kidney to afford the bill. But […]