Let's pause from my tales of Vietnam for a moment. A momentous and tragic event is Paris has occurred, and it seems to be obligatory for all social media users - bloggers included - to post a photo from the archives of the finest cathedral the French have to offer. Who am I to buck … Continue reading Notre Dame
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Viva Paris
Some people here in the UK don't seem to get why Brits seem more sympathetic to Parisians than they do to Lebanese and Palestinians. Perhaps you've noticed this elsewhere in the West. I wouldn't have thought that this phenomena wouldn't be too hard to grasp, but it does seem to be beyond the intellect of … Continue reading Viva Paris
Six on a Shoestring
The shoestring traveler. The term might imply a person who is easy going, willing to make sacrifices and happy to accept sub standard service. To a degree, that can be true. But there are many types of shoestring traveler and the 21st century shoestring traveler is a demanding sod. This is a world of Groupons, … Continue reading Six on a Shoestring
The French Resistance
I wrote a rather withering post about my trip to Paris recently. One might almost think I have a dislike for the French, or at least a mild degree of contempt. Not true. I like French people, and generally speaking, I would (and have) chose to travel with a Frenchie over a Brit any day. … Continue reading The French Resistance
The Paris (Dis)Appointment
It's been a couple of weeks since my long weekend in Paris, and I still haven't gotten around to recording my thoughts. I went there with high expectations, given the city's reputation and hype. How to describe my feeling on this famous old metropolis? I don't think I've ever been quite so disappointed with a … Continue reading The Paris (Dis)Appointment
La Residence de la Tour
Like most people, I like to research places I'm going to visit, hotels I'm going to stay in and products I'm going to buy. There's usually at least a few reviews for even the most obscure stuff. How much you'd trust those reviews are another thing altogether. I've come across plenty of really positive reviews … Continue reading La Residence de la Tour
The Paris Catacombs
My trip to Paris took me through some dark twists and turns and a few morbid corners. None more so than the catacombs deep under the streets of the city, where the bones of six million Parisians lie stacked up. It's a mind-boggling number, is six million. There's a whole Jewish holocaust's worth of former … Continue reading The Paris Catacombs
The Mexile 