by Emma | Jul 20, 2024 | City Guides, Paris, Stories
Summer is a beautiful time to visit Paris, France – especially if you can make it earlier in the summer before you hit high tourist season. Sure, Parisian summers are busy with tourists, but local Parisians love summer in this beautiful city too, and most stay...
by Emma | Feb 1, 2024 | Paris, Stories
I love February in Paris, and it has nothing to do with the allegedly love-filled holiday that occurs half way through it. February is the month I decided Paris had become home. Paris feels quiet in January, tinged with a lackluster air of recovery. The holidays have...
by Emma | Apr 2, 2023 | Paris, Stories
Five years ago today I ran the Paris marathon. In many ways, I still see running the Paris marathon in April as the culmination of my time living in Paris. Since I trained for the entire marathon while living there, it felt like a (very long) run through my backyard-...
by Emma | Mar 26, 2023 | Paris, Stories
Do Parisians wear berets? March is the month in Paris where some days feel like spring and others forecast snow. One of the best parts of this ambivalent weather is the fact that Parisians end up unsure of what each day’s appropriate head attire should be, thus upping...
by Emma | Mar 26, 2023 | Paris, Stories
January is the one month of the year I *might* try to dissuade you from booking a ticket to Paris. It’s just so grey. Seriously, the January I lived in Paris I saw the sun a grand total of 3 times in January. No, I’m not exaggerating- when it got to...
