by Robyn Webb | Nov 20, 2018 | Hidden Paris
By the warm reception I received to Part 1 of this series, it is avec plaisir that I present Part 2 of Exploring the Extraordinary Exterior Arrondissements of Paris. In this part, we will take a look at neighborhoods of the 13th, 14th and 15th. These areas, just like...
by Robyn Webb | Nov 1, 2018 | Hidden Paris
For my very first trip to Paris many, many years ago, I did what every pre-internet traveler would do. I consulted the now antiquated guidebook to plan my trip. The one thing that stood out so clearly in my mind as I mapped out this virgin journey, was that the book...
by Robyn Webb | Oct 12, 2018 | Hidden Paris
In Paris, grocery shopping is anything but a chore. In my first career as a culinary instructor, cookbook author and nutritionist, most of my clients in the U.S. viewed food shopping as just another item on their dreaded to-do list, something to just “get over with”....
by Robyn Webb | Sep 28, 2018 | Hidden Paris
Countless articles have been written about how women can attain the “Parisian look.” Purchase a Breton shirt, a leather moto jacket, and a pair of oversized black sunglasses and you will have captured style à la Francaise. However, Parisian women know that...
by Robyn Webb | Sep 14, 2018 | Hidden Paris
I was born into the hotel business. Literally. My mother was the owner’s private secretary, and my father was the Social Director for an huge upstate New York resort. My mom told me (when I was of age) that I was actually conceived in one of the hotel rooms. It’s no...
by Robyn Webb | Aug 30, 2018 | Hidden Paris
In Paris, you can find just about anything from low-brow to high-brow: You can enjoy street art or view the best art in the world in the Musee du Louvre or Musee d’Orsay. You can have a simple sidewalk crepe on the hoof or savor one at an elegant restaurant. Watch the...
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