Travel guides and tips

So, you’ve walked along the streets of Paris and everything is as you’ve imagined, except for the random space alien mosaics that appear on every street corner. You…

In the corner of the district, on the edge of the 13th arrondissement right where it bumps up against the 14th arrondissement, just around a few corners from…

The French j’adore dairy. From butter to cream and all manner of produits de lait in between, they don’t shy away from slicing off a not-so-small small slab…

One of the best things about Paris — among the approximately one-billion-best-things-about-Paris — is that actual old-school shops aren’t at all considered ironic or kitschy. Parisians shop at…

What is a Tabac? How’s is a Tabac different than a cafe? Isn’t a Tabac a cigarette store? Is it a French rule that there must always an…

Many of you are already aware of the romantic Love Lock tradition in Paris. Couples from around the world to leave their mark by locking engraved padlocks (Les…

If you are strolling down Rue de Rivoli, by the Louvre museum in Paris, and you happen to come across the peculiar building – 59 Rivoli – make…

Paris is an extremely child-friendly city, with playgrounds in every arrondissement and parks on every corner in and around the city center. Passage des Princes is yet another…

John F. Kennedy International Airport (or simply JFK) is an international airport located in the Jamaica neighborhood of Queens, New York City. Being the primary international airport of…

A bit about this religious and (not widely known) political monument. The Sacred Heart of Paris is on top of a hill in Montmartre, a trendy, village-like part…

“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.” These are the powerful words that Emma Lazarus wrote while envisioning the majesty that would…

It’s a common phrase that a good teacher will also learn a lot from their students. Speaking as a tour guide, I do find that to be true.…