Paris on a Budget
July 2, 2009 | Written by Matt Scott
Like any large city, Paris is expensive and like for any visitor, the daily expenses add up. Below are a few practical suggestions, for every budget, on how to make the most of your money; however long your visit.
Choosing the right travel Pass
Paris’s array of metro options can seem daunting at first glance, but for visitors they basically boil down to two choices: taking a ticket for a single trip or buying... [Read more]
Paris Museums
July 1, 2009 | Written by Matt Scott
Paris has some of the best museums in the world, but not all of them have to cost you a fortune. All national museums are free on the first Sunday of each month ( but expect long queues) and if you’re under 25 you can enter the Louvre for free every Friday night (after 6pm) for free.
Many other museums offer free entry at various times and there are over a dozen free museums which are well worth checking out. Some... [Read more]
Travel Cheap, Free City Tours of Paris
June 7, 2009 | Written by Matt Scott
Want to see the sights and know the stories behind them? Paris is full of tour guides but one company offers their services for free. A 3.5 hour tour of the city takes in many of the major sites including: Place Saint Michel, Notre Dame, Pont Neuf, Académie Française, the Louvre, Musee d’Orsay, les Invalides, Palais Royal, Opera Garnier, Tuleries Gardens, Place de la Concorde, Grande and Petit Palais and (of course)... [Read more]
Paris Metro: Invalides, Pere Lachaise, and the Catacombs
March 26, 2009 | Written by Julian Worker
If you want to visit the Paris Catacombs, the entrance is across the street from the Denfert Rochereau station, which is on both lines 4 and 6 of the Metro. They are really ossuaries where between five and six million skeletons from Paris’s cemeteries were moved from 1786 to 1860. These catacombs are different from those in Rome, where people were buried directly rather than being moved after they had died.
Napoleon’s... [Read more]
A Political View from America
November 19, 2008 | Written by Steve Smith & Christine Johnson
Last night I watched Dave Letterman and was reminded how ‘anti-Bush administration’ he’s become. Immediately after the 911 attacks he was so pro-administration that he subscribed to the notion it could do no wrong. Anyway, he made a joke about why the world hates us and linked it to our innovative technology.
The fact is, the world doesn’t hate us. What they object to is government policies descended from... [Read more]
The Poetry of Paris
November 7, 2008 | Written by Andrew Hill
the round-a-bouts are bigger than me. the république . . . and others . . . swirl the machines on wheels in circles. they carry the bodies of humans to work. through the arc de triomphe, they journey with the past history of triumphant military marches, national armies proclaiming victory over the land. this symbol, the arc de triomphe, signals the pride of pennants, and the stink of arrogance. the flags on the arc de... [Read more]
Town & Country France Package
March 29, 2008 | Written by ITKT Media Partner
GUTSY WOMEN TRAVEL OFFERS $300 SAVINGS ON EXCLUSIVE “TOWN AND COUNTRY” EXPERIENCE IN FRANCE
Explore the Chic City Style of Paris, the Country Estates of the Loire Valley and Stay in a Chateau
Gutsy Women Travel’s 8-Day Parisian Dream and Loire Valley trip offers an unforgettable journey where ladies get to stay in a 16th-century chateau, complete with moat, turrets,... [Read more]
The Simple Pleasures of Paris
December 10, 2007 | Written by Andrew Hill
As I come into the Gare St. Lazare train station from the region of Upper Normandy, I see Sacré Coeur from the... [Read more]
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