Open a map of Paris and you'll feel a wave of mild panic. The Seine twists through the middle, with twenty numbered arrondissements spiralling around it. Here's how to choose the right one.
When Paris wakes early in the morning and the smell of freshly baked butter drifts into the cool air, that's exactly the moment worth travelling for. Here's how to plan the perfect 3-day Paris itinerary.
As Paris slowly wakes and that unmistakable, sweetly caramelised scent of clarified butter drifts from the corner bakeries into the cool morning air, it's a feeling that never gets old.
Paris has a surprisingly strict set of unwritten social rules — and the city will teach them to you fast. Master a few key phrases and gestures, and suddenly that notoriously frosty Parisian waiter is smiling and happily warming your toddler's snack.
When you think of the French capital, most people picture endless queues, packed boulevards and a hopeless fight for a seat at an overpriced café. On our last visit, Lukáš and I discovered that Paris has a much quieter, more intimate side.