by Robyn Webb | Aug 14, 2018 | Hidden Paris, Recipes
In my early years of visiting Paris there was one thing that drove me mad. No, it wasn’t the language barrier (Je me debrouille, I get by), the less than pristine metro (I like a little “grittiness”) or the perceived aloofness of Parisians (on the...
by Robyn Webb | Aug 3, 2018 | Hidden Paris, Recipes
I’ve always been an adventurous traveler. Plop me down in the center of a major city and I’ll have its public transportation system figured out in a jiffy. A lovely, but off-the-beaten-path restaurant? Yes, leave it to me and I’ll find it. So, you might be surprised...
by Robyn Webb | Jul 20, 2018 | Hidden Paris
I own this lovely little, if somewhat cheeky, book called Paris Versus New York. In this publication, the two most well-known cities in the world are compared side-by-side, illustrated in a series of paired images. Paris has baguettes, New York has bagels. Paris has...
by Robyn Webb | Jul 13, 2018 | Hidden Paris
Some people remember a destination by what they see, some by what they hear. For me, it’s what I smell. From the sweet aroma of ripe mangoes that grow in Thailand to the dank, familiar stench of the New York City subway, I often close my eyes several times a day...
by Robyn Webb | Jul 5, 2018 | Hidden Paris
Seeing Paris from the Eiffel Tower is one of those bucket-list musts, but would it be such a faux pas if you took your view of this beloved city from somewhere else? I’m half kidding about missing the Eiffel Tower – what lies beneath the tower ( a fascinating bunker)...
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