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An American Girl’s Guide to a Day in Paris
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As I am living in small town France, I often have to make a weekend escape to Paris to regain my sanity and my sense of adventure. I absolutely love the city for everything that makes it so “Parisian,” but I am also an expat who occasionally misses... Read more
A Mint Tea at the Grande Mosquee de Paris
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One of the nicest surprises on a recent visit to Paris was one that most Parisians likely know nothing about. In fact, it is not traditionally French at all. Much to the dismay of traditionalists or the staunch defenders of the Old France, it is an ever... Read more
The sweeter side of Paris
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One of the beauties of pastry shopping in Paris is that it's hard to go wrong. Sure, if you stay here long enough you'll learn how to distinguish between the moderately and the divinely exquisite, but in all honesty, the selection across the city is... Read more
I'm Free!
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Free at last, free at last, merci Dieu j'ai liberté! And just in time for the 14th of July, France's Bastille Day. Celebrating liberty wil be so much sweeter knowing that I actually have it. 4th of July here was a slight let down... it's only a... Read more
Road Trip!
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This past week family members started to pour into CDG to start their vacations (which I'm just about to join after finishing these blogs) and Sunday marked my grandparents departure from Paris in a rental car. One small issue. Or maybe a lot of them... Read more
Paris Au Revoir
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After over 7 weeks living here and touring bars, hotels, sights, and bars (wait, I said that already, didn't I?), Paris has really grown on me. Or more accurately, I've grown on Paris. People come here and expect romance, architecture, and baguettes, and... Read more
Pharmacie de Garde
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Working for Let's Go (especially the nightlife) has taken quite the toll on my body and health. Thankfully the medical care in France is ridiculously cheap (if you don't go to the American Hospital for an X-ray and consultation). You should know what... Read more
The Big Day: Paris Gay Pride Parade
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After some seriously depressing rain and cold, Saturday finally warmed up about 10°C, and about 100° fabulous. Being a little tired from free drinks and GLBT nightlife research the previous night, I completely forgot that there was a parade. I... Read more

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