From Paris to Zurich

From the Louvre to the Palais Royal, from the Tuileries Gardens to the Rue Saint-Honoré, the Sainte-Chapelle and the Place Vendôme, Paris’ 1st arrondissement is like an open air museum. Yes, royalty once ruled (and later languished) here and you can still feel the velvet echoes of power in the air. But if you’re wondering […]

When most people think of Paris, they picture the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, or a leisurely stroll along the Seine. But few realize that Paris also offers a unique long-distance hiking experience: the GR75. Unlike the rugged mountain paths of the famous GR20 in Corsica or the GR10 across the Pyrenees, the GR75 offers an […]

When I lived in the 16th arrondissement for a year back in 2016, I disliked it so much that I left Paris. The experience made me temporarily fall out of love with the city. So when I returned three years later, I looked for a place in the 11th arrondissement and – bam! – the […]

Let’s get to the good part tout de suite: The 17th is a spacious (three times the size of the 1st arrondissement), generally safe, relatively green arrondissement that attracts few tourists despite its charming neighborhoods, parks and architecture. It also unites neighborhoods that have very different flavors, yet all remain somehow bourgeois and posh (with […]

No major sights, no large green spaces, not in the center or by the Seine: Except for those arriving at Gare du Nord or Gare de l’Est, the 10th arrondissement isn’t on most tourists’ itineraries. What a mistake! It’s easily one of the coolest arrondissements. Paris’ buzziest neighborhood Admittedly, the area around the two train […]