Paris in July

July is not the most Parisian month of the year. Indeed while tourist season is at its peak and the city’s museums and other tourist attractions are swarming with people, locals will have left in droves of their own for the French Riviera or the Spanish coastline, making the pace around Paris unusually languorous and [...]

Paris in January

Recovering from their holiday excess, Parisians flood the streets and well-heated terraces to reunite with friends– and, of course, to hit the winter soldes (sales), a Parisian ritual that borders on religious. For shopping aficionados, January is definitely a great time to be in the city of light.
Since this is low season in Paris, you [...]

Happy birthday Moulin Rouge !

Known for its French Cancan, gorgeous dancers, spectacular settings and the costumes of feathers, rhinestones and sequins, the Moulin Rouge has become synonymous with the City of Light. The story gegins in 1889 when Joseph Oller and Charles Zidler open Moulin Rouge with the first Quadrille Realiste, which the English christen as the French Cancan [...]

Paris in December

Main events in Paris in December
1 / New Year’s eve
There are several options to enjoy a wonderful New Year in Paris:
Evening special night club: every year, the big Parisian nightclubs offer evening events to mark the new year. The themes range from “Bollywood Night”, “Glamorous”, “Chic”, “80’s” … Generally, great DJs are also present in [...]

Honeymoon in Paris

Paris is one of the most romantic cities in the world. During your honeymoon, you’ll enjoy spending time in Saint-Germain-des-Prés visiting the art galleries or having a coffee at the famous “Café de Flore” where Jean-Paul Sartre, Albert Camus and Simone de Beauvoir used to sit for hours in the fifties.
You’ll love to dine with [...]

6 Itineraries for your First Visit to Paris

There are a zillion ways to see Paris, and no two travelers do it exactly the same. First timers may hit all the major sights but see little else, while veteran visitors might blow off museums altogether and spend all their time shopping and hanging out in cafes. It’s very likely that you fall somewhere [...]

Afternoon in Saint-Germain des Prés

Saint-Germain des Prés is one of the most attractive area to visit in Paris. And I strongly recommand it, you could spend at least 3 hours walking around and discovering one of the most typical parisian area.
There are lot of things to see, lot of cobbled streets and mysterious passageways to discover in bicycle (you have [...]

Where to play poker in Paris

There are no Casino in Paris, it’s forbidden. The nearest Casino is about 20km from Paris, it’s the Casino Barrière (location: 3, avenue de Ceinture) at Enghien-les-Bains where you can play Texas Hold’em (minimum buy-in: 500€) from 8pm to 4am.
But, even if there are no Casinos in Paris, you can play poker in several Poker Rooms: 

Aviation [...]

Cycle in Paris like a Pro

Paris is quite famous for many things ranging from the Eiffel Tower, the Champs Elysées, some great clichés from Doisneau and quite frankly also for it’s metropolitan. We’ve all seen photos of some of the most “Art Nouveau” metro station or just simply experienced it… Well forget about the metro, it’s now bicycle time !
Cycle [...]