“Little Jaffna“, around metros Gare du Nord, La Chapelle, and Louis Blanc, you’ll find shops selling handmade Saris (Saree Palace, 182 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Denis), cheap and cheerful supermarkets, jewellery shops, Indian music stores, travel agencies (with good deals on … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Image: Flickr CC emkeller Text: Ndali Amobi Home to over 5 million people of African and Arab descent, France enjoys a rich culinary diversity; and where better to experience this than in the cosmopolitan metropolis of Paris. Stroll around any … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Image: Paris.fr Tomorrow begins festivities for le quatorze, France’s national day of celebration commemorating the storming of the Bastille in 1789. Here’s a roundup of how Paris is getting it’s fête on. Tomorrow and Saturday nights are the Bals des … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Text and Images: Emily Sands-Bonin Newly refurbished and opened in late September last year, the Marché de l’Olive has been hailed as very “Baltard” by Bertrand Delanoë, mayor of Paris, an allusion to French 19th century architect Victor Baltard, designer … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Text: Nick Forrester Image: Grenouille O_O Swimming isn’t really the same in summer unless you can do it outside. But where can one possibly hope to find outdoor swimming in central Paris? There are 30 or so public swimming pools located … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Text Brendan Seibel Today it’s hard to imagine Les Halles as anything other than an architectural disgrace. Centuries ago it was the “Belly of Paris”, but now teems with a distinctly different commerce. The tradition of visiting the neighborhood grocer, … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Text: Nick Forrester A quiet street around the corner from the Canal Saint Martin. A few up-market restaurants, trendy shops and bobo boutiques as well as a job agency, a workers union and a few ateliers that never seem to … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Image: Musée d’Edith Piaf Text: Sara Waldron Tucked away in northeastern Paris’ Ménilmontant neighbourhood is the Musée d’Edith Piaf, a small, unassuming collection of mementos of the singer’s life and work. Truly one of the city’s musées insolites, the only … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Photos: Atelier Robert Doisneau Text: Thirza Vallois Last week, walking along rue Pierre Lescot, threw me back forty years: the Forum des Halles, currently under partial demolition, afforded me a surreal “déja vu” vision of the demolition of old Les … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Text and photos: Sara Waldron At first glance, the Musée du Fumeur, a tiny museum near Père Lachaise, has a bit of a head shop feel – with cigarettes, lighters, and all manner of smoking contraptions for whatever your choice … [CLICK TO READ MORE]