When I first moved to France I noticed that we'd always get people leaving a postcard size paper under our apartment doors or mats with a long list emergency?numbers. Which in all honesty were usually post card size ads for locksmith companies (they'd brand their logo on the other side). I've always found it confusing as hell that there's so many numbers. God forbid I call the firemen and not the hospital. Why wasn't there an equivalent to 911 like in the US? Well turns out there is one ge[...]
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Guys, I've been thinking about creating a little space on the blog for people wanting to move to Paris next year - or any time in the future for that matter. ?As some of you may now I've been living in Paris now for almost 9 years. I love it and sometimes I hate it. There are lots that I've learnt and lots that I'd love to share. ?Paris is so rich with clashes and contrasts, it's not just about pretty macarons from Laduree, but also about a messy kurdish sandwich from Rue Faubourg Saint Denis.[...]
If you're woman in Paris trying to find a good english speaking gynecologist it's like trying to find a bargain on the 4th week of the soldes here! C'est possible but rare! My normal doctor is Helene Malbete- she doesn't speak english, is super disorganized, but somehow super efficient though all the years of clutter that piles up on her desk. And I love the grand piano in the waiting area ( not that this was a factor for staying with her - but it just seems like any woman who[...]
We like to interview people from all over the world that now call Paris home. For today's 'Life in Paris' interview, we have the pleasure of having coffee with Jaimie, who's a creative spirit living in the 18th arrondissement. ?This is only fitting as the first time we connected was over coffee - at Cafe Lomi - a favorite for both of us. As we sat down, Otis Redding playing in the background and coffee machine grinding, I pulled out my notebook (I'm still old school like that!), and we just ch[...]
Housing in Paris is notoriously?hard to find and all the administrative?process will just about give you high blood pressure. But I get so many questions on how to do, how I've done it and how everyone I know have done it. There is no one strategies that always works so I'll just list a few online places, tips, and tricks I've learned along the way. Get your IDs, pay stubs, tax docs, guarantors and applications ready! Craigslist.fr The shadiest of them all. I tell people to stay away fr[...]
Today (May 15, 2014) ?marks the opening of the first ever Home store for Swedish retailers H&M. Located at 115 Ave de France in the 13th Arrondisement, metro stop?Biblioth?que Fran?ois Mitterrand (lines 14 or RER C). I look forward to visiting and sharing my own photos here soon... In the meantime you can get an idea of what's in store from their (also new) online shop. Yes, that's right! Online shopping on H&M is new to France and I ordered some house-ware and clothes for my son l[...]