Vacation in Paris BLOG

Now You See It...

Posted on Dec 20,2021 by Hampton*Jan

It�s been a season of monumental ephemera in Paris � structures that were here, you blink, and then they weren�t. { read more }

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Shortly after we moved to France, a marionette caught my eye at one of Paris�s big brocantes, the semi-annual two-week-long antique and junk fairs then held on the city�s edge. The strings were missing as was the cross that controls them, but the body was something special. It was beautiful, truly a work of art. { read more }

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It's A Wrap

Posted on Aug 23,2021 by Hampton*Jan

Red tape. That�s what French bureaucracy is known for. But a pair of artists cut through it to win the right to use yards and yards of it � 3000 meters, to be exact - to wrap the Arc de Triomphe. { read more }

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Shopping For Wine

Posted on Jul 26,2021 by Hampton*Jan

Shopping for wine may seem intimidating, but how can you come to Paris without buying a bottle or so? So, here�s a sort of basic �user�s guide� to make it as fun and easy as possible. { read more }

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Evergreen Guides

Posted on Jun 24,2021 by Hampton*Jan

Getting ready for your Paris trip at last? Then get rid of your old, worthless guidebooks and make room for some �new� ones, guidebooks that will never be outdated. { read more }

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Treasure And Trash

Posted on May 24,2021 by Hampton*Jan

Oh joy! The brocantes and flea markets of Paris are open again! With more than 40 per cent of the population here vaccinated with at least one shot, the government has allowed those vendors of junk and jewels to set up their stands once more. { read more }

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