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• Sightseeing in Paris: Where to Go for Off Beat Awesomeness

  

  Today is a guest post by Adam Zulawski When’s the last time you were in Paris? If it’s longer than you’d like to admit, then perhaps you should brush up with... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2015 DESTINATIONS, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Metro Station of the Month: Marcadet- Poissonniers

  

  I hit pay dirt last week with my excavated metro station photos. Coming back from lunch near Montmartre, the metro stopped at Marcadet- Poissonniers on line 12. Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2015 DESTINATIONS, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Bruges Night Photos

  

  There was something mysterious and romantic strolling around at night in Bruges. I wanted to capture some night images and Vincent was too cold to accompany me... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2015 DESTINATIONS, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Ceilings of the Louvre

  

  Having lived in Paris for almost 10 years now I am still intimidated by the Louvre. There’s something overwhelming about the thought of going to the Louvre,... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2015 DESTINATIONS, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Courtyard Week 8: 50 Rue Du Roi De Sicile

  

  Last but not least to complete Courtyard Week 8 is this charming and romantic courtyard just around the corner from me. The door was open to this courtyard, as... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2015 DESTINATIONS, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Courtyard Week 8: 22 Rue De Picardie

  

  Last summer I received a photo assignment from France Today Magazine to photograph some shop and gallery owners in the Marais. Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2015 DESTINATIONS, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Courtyard Week 8: 28 Rue Charlot

  

  After discovering the courtyard at 28 rue Charlot, I stumbled on another one right across the street at number 33. I have to say I was partial to this... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2015 DESTINATIONS, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Courtyard Week 8: 33 Rue Charlot

  

  I know many of you have been suffering through one of the coldest and snowiest winters the U.S. has ever recorded, so to give you a ray of hope and sunshine I... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2015 DESTINATIONS, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Mesdemoiselles Madeleines

  

  After working up a hunger shooting Notre Dame de Lorette church last month, I headed to rue des Martyrs, one of the great food shop streets of Paris, for a... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2015 DESTINATIONS, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• French Cooking with Wini Moranville: Pasta with Piment d’Espelette

  

  I’m crazy about Piment d’Espelette, that famed space from the Basque country. It’s made in and around the town of Espelette, from chiles that have a subtle... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2015 DESTINATIONS, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Debutonner a La Mode at Musée Des Arts Decoratifs

  

  What I love about France is it’s probably the only place in the world where a collection of buttons is classified as a Work of Major Heritage interest by the... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2015 DESTINATIONS, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• March 2015 Eye Need to Do’s: Singin’ in the Rain, Jean Lanvin, David Bowie...

  

  Singin’ in the Rain On the heels of the smash hit An American in Paris last December, Theatre du Chatelet presents another stage version of a beloved American... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2015 DESTINATIONS, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• New Metro Photos

  

  As you know I have a fascination/obsession with the Paris metro and have shown you series of Metro ads and Metro stations.  I started a new series a while back... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2015 DESTINATIONS, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• My Africa Adventure: Bo Kaap 2

  

  Here is the second series of photos from the Bo Kaap area of Cape Town. Curious what you think about this series. New! Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2015 DESTINATIONS, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Lunch with Lynn/Under 20 Eats- Pirouette

  

  I’ve heard many positive things about Pirouette near Les Halles, which is usually not an area known for its fine dining. I went with Lynn last month to check... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2015 DESTINATIONS, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Parisian of the Month: Forest Collins

  

  I am happy to have Forest Collins, the mistress of the drink and creator of the popular cocktail blog 52 Martinis as my Parisian of the Month. Where were you... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2015 DESTINATIONS, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• My Africa Adventure: Bo Kaap

  

  The highlight of my time in Cape Town was the area Bo Kaap, known as the Malay Quarter (there is a large Malaysian population in South Africa). Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2015 DESTINATIONS, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Meredith Mullins: The Circus is (Always) in Town

  

  I don't remember, as a child, ever thinking I would run away and join the circus, as so many young adventurers were tempted to do. But, for me, as an adult,... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2015 DESTINATIONS, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Door of the Month: Bruges

  

  Today I have a special treat for you: the doors from my Birthday Trip to Bruges last month. I noticed red doors in Bruges are common and wonder if there is... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2015 DESTINATIONS, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Eye Prefer Paris Cocktail at Club RaYe

  

  Last week I received the special honor of having a drink named after me, the Eye Prefer Paris Cocktail, by my friend Kein Cross, owner of the chic and... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2015 DESTINATIONS, EXPAT, TRAVEL