Posts tagged ‘Paris’
Q&A with David Downie, author of “Paris: City of Night”
An interview with David Downie, author of “Paris: City of Night,” “Paris Paris: Journey into the City of Light,” “Paris to the Pyrenees” and more….
Q&A with Gary Lee Kraut, An American Writer in Paris
An interview with Gary Lee Kraut, writer and travel specialist, and founder and editor of the award-winning online magazine, France Revisited…
Paris Under Attack Again…
“…a few of the thoughts my family and friends have shared in the aftermath of the dreadful events of November 13 in Paris…”
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Book Review: David Downie’s “A Passion for Paris: Romanticism & Romance in the City of Light”
…I found myself instantly drawn in and not only interested, but mesmerized, by Paris of the Romantic Age as he has brought it to life….
A Conversation with David Downie, author of A Passion for Paris
“My early relationship with Paris was pugilistic. Then I became enchanted…I’ve been here about 30 years, and I have always tried to understand the spell Paris casts on people from all over the world…Why Paris? Why not Rome, or Amsterdam, or New York, or Tokyo, or San Francisco?”
What Should I Do When I’m in Paris? (An Anti-Tourist Guide)
People often ask me what they should be sure to see or do while they are in Paris.
Of course the answer to this question depends a lot on who you are, what interests you, and how long you will be there….
Au revoir, Paris…
There is always a little bit of melancholy in the last few days I am here each year…then the whisper, or the saying-it-aloud as I head down the beautiful streets and toward the airport, at least when my kids were younger and were there with me to say it: “Au revoir, Paris, merci!”…
Hemingway’s Paris for the Budget Traveler
Is the magic still there? The good news is, yes, it is–and even better news is that you don’t have to pay inflated prices to experience it…
Merci et Au Revoir, Mme. Hellier…
A sad farewell to another wonderful independent bookstore..the Village Voice English-language bookshop in Paris. And a thank you to Odile Hellier, bookseller extraordinaire…
Why Paris? Reason #6
Many of the everyday annoyances of life can be cured very simply by spending an hour or two in a Parisian café, watching the world go by, or move on, around you.
Writing from the Heart, Reading for the Road 