WHAT IS IT LIKE LIVING IN PARIS? THE QUOTIDIAN LIFE
Visitors often imagine life in Paris filled with sidewalk cafés, grand architecture, and views of the Eiffel Tower. But living in Paris also means grocery shopping, walking the dog, and stopping at the neighborhood boulangerie.
SUMMER IN PARIS: PARISIANS DO IT WITH PANACHE
Summer in Paris means swimming in the Seine, music in the streets, colorful celebrations and plenty of Parisian panache. Discover how Johnny experiences the City of Light when summer arrives.
NAPOLEON III: THE EMPEROR WHO TRANSFORMED PARIS
From elected president to emperor, Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte changed France—and helped create the Paris travelers recognize today. Paris has a way of hiding enormous stories in plain sight. Walk its broad boulevards, admire its elegant stone façades or wander through one of its great parks, and you’re seeing a city shaped in no small part by […]
CLIMBING THE TOWERS OF NOTRE-DAME IN PARIS
Come along with Johnny for a climb up the towers of Notre-Dame in Paris, with spectacular views and a close-up look at the cathedral’s Gothic architecture.
THE STATUE OF LIBERTY’S PARIS ORIGINS: ÉDOUARD DE LABOULAYE AND LADY LIBERTY
The Statue of Liberty was born from an idea in France. Discover the Parisian story of Édouard de Laboulaye, Bartholdi and Lady Liberty.
HÉLOÏSE AND ABÉLARD: A PARIS LOVE STORY EVERY TRAVELER SHOULD KNOW
THE NEXT CHAPTER IN A SERIES OF EXCERPTS FROM MY UPCOMING BOOK: PARIS HISTORIES AND MYSTERIES II More than 900 years after they lived, the extraordinary love story of Héloïse and Abélard still echoes through Paris. Their passionate affair, secret marriage, brutal separation and remarkable correspondence created one of the most enduring love stories of […]