Image: Flickr CC joana hard Text: Guillermo Martínez de Velasco Who doesn’t like bread? It’s probably humanity’s oldest baked good, and when it comes to breadlove, Parisians take it to the next level. The Boulangerie is not just a place … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Image: Robert Doisneau’s “Les Amoureux” Text: Guillermo Martinez de Velasco You know that moment right before you jump into a pool that you know is filled with cold water? That strange mixture of drive and fear that takes over as … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Image: Rebecca Rothey Text: Guillermo Martinez de Velasco Escobedo It was one thirty in the morning on one of those April days when it’s finally warm enough to be jealous of the people that live on boats anchored between … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Still from Truffaut’s “Jules et Jim” The bar right outside of Étienne Marcel was crowded. It wasn’t crowded in the normal, busy brasserie of the deuxième-kind of way. No, there were people awkwardly standing next to a table full of … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Image: Mika Hiironniemi Text: Guillermo Martínez de Velasco Escobedo Paris can be exhilarating, beautiful, surprising, interesting, warm, foul, and many other things. In fact, I don’t think I’ve ever come across two people who have identical views on the city. … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Image: Ricky Montalvo Text: Guillermo Martinez de Velasco I am about to describe something we’ve all been through. It’s nothing we should be ashamed of because we didn’t know any better. It goes a little something like this. It’s your … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Text: Guillermo Martínez de Velasco I don’t think I remember the first time I went to the banks of the Seine at night. It must’ve been during winter. I’m almost sure that they were very empty: I’m certain me and … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Image: Flickr CC Sylvain Raybaud Text: Guillermo Martínez de Velasco As skinny as everyone around you looks in their rolled up navy or khaki pants, people in Paris have to eat. As a matter of fact, you have to eat … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Photo: Paris Numérique Text: Guillermo Martinez de Velasco If ever there was a walk that would evoke everything Paris wanted others to see about it without showing that which it didn’t, it would be the one-hour stroll that … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
