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A close up of fur coats on display

Shopping in Le Marais – Vintage Fashion

March 3, 2013

We’ve hit those winter weeks when the ceaseless cold has us both frustrated and bored by repeating the same “closet staple†warm sweater. How to spruce up the wardrobe to survive through March? Head to the Marais for fabulous vintage fur. Chanel’s…

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A man in a hat and beard walking past a store window.

Le Marais

May 2, 2012

A man with a flowing beard, wearing a black fedora, with strings (tziztit) running down the side of his pants carries a black siddur (prayer book) in his hand as he leaves shul (synagogue). A bar with a rainbow flag…

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A view of the city from above at dusk.

Five Reasons to Love (and Hate) Paris

February 17, 2011

1. The Fashion. Of course, Paris is known to be the fashion capital of the world, and it doesn’t disappoint. Everywhere you look there’s a willowy, model-like silhouette of a woman dressed like she’s popped off the catwalk for an…

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A red building with writing on it's side.

Le Café Chinois

May 7, 2010

Tea is often thought of as a particularly English obsession and, indeed, every day the people of England – myself included – down buckets of the stuff, with or without milk, sugar, and biscuits. As a big fan of what…

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A green door with the name of chez janou written on it.

Chez Janou

May 6, 2010

Situated behind Place des Vosges, you will of course run into tourists, but above all at Chez Janou you will meet local clientele for lunchtime and des connoisseurs in the evenings and weekends. This “bistrot provençal,†as it as known, probably offers…

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A purple paper doll with the words paperdolls written underneath.

Paperdolls

April 30, 2010

Most people these days like options.  More and more people are perfecting multitasking as it becomes easier and easier to get distracted with new toys, electronics, trinkets, and gadgets in this highly consumer-driven world.  So wouldn’t it make sense that…

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Breizh Café

April 21, 2010

Quick! First words that come to mind when someone says name traditional French food…….. I bet many people thought of cheese, baguettes, escargots, AND crêpes.  Yes, these “flat pancakes†can be found at most cafés and scattered stands around the…

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