Anne Korkeakivi Anne Korkeakivi is an American writer currently living in Switzerland, with previous stints in France and Finland. Her short fiction has appeared in several venues including The Atlan...
I just couldn’t resist posting this proposal. It made me so happy! (And cry tears of joy). Have a great weekend and enjoy!
Enough slow, elegant, black and white montages of Paris for the moment. I’m still after adrenaline. I want to be shook up. Give me some rock and roll. Well, voila! A quick cut Paris. Enjoy!
I saw this yesterday and thought, yes! Walk and invent your life. As it happened, that’s exactly what I was out doing. I mentioned to you that my last trip home threw up a whole bunch of questi...
Well, if I’ve been complaining that I feel a certain lack of energy in France, a close presidential election serves at least as temporary cure. Rue de la Roquette on Election Night Tonight the ...
Sunny Central Park and Jumping Girl with Umbrella Paris! I’ve returned! Yes, after a month’s sojourn Stateside I’m back in the City of Light. But just what was I doing away for so long? Well, falling...
Like a lot of wistful, dreamy girls, I used to have Robert Doisneau’s “Kiss by the Hotel de Ville” hanging over my bed. While it’s perhaps the photographer’s most famous...
Greetings from New York! Just a quick hello to say I’m having such a blast in NYC – book launches, power lunches, cookouts, cupcakes. Threw in a freelance assignment for good measure, too. It just fe...
At the behest of the Paris mayor’s office, squads of mimes will now be deployed in an effort to reduce the city’s nighttime noise pollution. Um, come again? Yes, “Pierrots de la Nui...
John Baxter is an acclaimed Australian-born writer, journalist, and filmmaker who has made his home in Paris since 1989. His career successfully spans several different genres and mediums from scienc...
Lazing around Le Square du Vert-Galant Pont Neuf Bridge Luxembourg Gardens Spring. Is. Amazing. It makes me want to dance! I really have nothing else to say. I am a sun worshipper, which sometimes ma...
Author and journalist Sophie Hardach on the Turkish-Syrian border Sophie Hardach wrote The Registrar’s Manual for Detecting Forced Marriages while working as a reporter for Reuters in Paris. The nove...
Why yes. That is a large group of people doing Swedish Gym exercises to the Eurythmics in front of the Eiffel Tower. And yes. I was a part. Saturday March 17 was not only St. Patrick’s Day. It also s...
While I love Paris, one of my favorite parts about living here is the number of possibilities for leaving. In under two hours I can find myself in a totally foreign city, an adventure in a new destin...
Last night I returned from Prague around midnight. It was wonderful discovering a new city – and I’ll be sharing more about that trip soon. Prague was pretty cold, though. Much better tha...
A lovely photo montage by a 22-year old Parisian photographer named Adrien. Enjoy!
Aurelia d'Andrea (photo by Sophia Pagan) When my (crazy) idea of moving to France first came to me ’round about 2005/2006, there weren’t that many practical guides explaining how to make i...
Yesterday a decree came from Prime Minister Francois Fillon’s office: “Mademoiselle” will be phased out of usage on all administrative documents from now on. You probably already know: a man is alway...
I love running into (good) performers on the street. It’s a sweet bit of serendipity that lifts my mood. Here’s a ditty by the French singer Zaz. The song, “Les passants,” mea...
There she is. My new love. Appropriately under a collage of Doisneau photos and next to some flowers. My new piano! We haven’t been together long, but it’s the real deal. Yes! I bought a ...
…or as I like to call it, Monday. Happy! (On Rue Montorgueil) A friend asked me take some snapshots today as I went about my day. To link them thematically, if I wished, but just to notice what...
Amy Thomas (photo by Lindsey Tramuta) I always love tucking into a new book, but there’s an extra special thrill when the author is a friend. I was delighted (and amazed! and overwhelmingly happy!) w...
February is traditionally a tough month for me. Not only is it one of the coldest (I woke up to snow covering the ground yesterday!), but the promise of spring still feels so far away. The sky is gra...
Pretty in Pink: Salle des Fetes, Hotel de Ville, Paris What do you do when the mayor of Paris invites you to a soiree at the Hotel de Ville? Well, you go. A few weeks ago I was surprised to find an e...
I rarely post about anything that’s not Paris, writing, or, well, me-related, but I just had to share because this put a big smile on my face today. An awesome dad (handsome, too!), cutie-pie k...
Paris 2012 Tweetup at O Chateau One of the things I am most grateful for about my life in Paris is all the amazing people I’ve met. Common themes often arise when you ask expats how they ended ...
Me on Pont des Arts I’m delighted to be featured today in Lost in Cheeseland’s “Franco File Friday” series. Lindsey, the creator of Lost in Cheeseland, has been making quite a...
When I started becoming active online, I had to come to terms with certain norms. Like the fact that abbreviations were not only acceptable, but sometimes necessary. Twitter’s 140 character limit, fo...
They grow up so fast. My baby blog is now a toddler – two years today! One-handed baby lift in Buttes Chaumont Soon the blog may even go from babbling to talking. And before I know it, it might...
Any guesses what this is? Blue orb in the night Ok, I will not be cruel. I will just tell you. Autolib’ is Paris’ new electric car rental system. It uses the same principal as Velib, the ...
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