A friend of mine recently became a fan of TED (Technology. Entertainment. Design) and it led me to watch this 18 minute talk on creative genius by Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love. She talks about inspiration, where it comes from, how people deal with it, and offers an idea of how to we … Read more
I recently met Rosa Jackson, a Canadian culinary educator & prolific food writer based in Nice & Paris. She currently offers French Provençal cooking classes in sunny Nice with her cooking school Les Petits Farcis. When not in Nice, she’s leading culinary/market tours in Paris (Edible Paris). If you’re looking to get to know the … Read more
TGV Pro train ticket exchange & refund policies are unique. I’ll attempt to explain the conditions of sale for these business class TGV train tickets below. First misconception: Pro tickets are first class train tickets. This is not true. Pro tickets can be bought for seats in either the first class or second class train … Read more
I’ll be out of the office for a few days in Lyon on some consulting work. I won’t be able to respond to questions on the ParisByTrain.com forums with the timeliness that I’d prefer, but rest assured, I’ll get back to you by Friday or shortly thereafter. Have a great week everyone.
I recently met Gail Bosclair of Perfectly Paris which offers Paris vacation apartment rentals in the Montmartre area. Visitors to Paris these days are getting savvy to the idea of renting out apartments for a few days to a week at a time. They end up paying less than they would for a hotel while … Read more
France TGV Map showing high speed train lines in deep purple and light purple (click to enlarge). This TGV Map shows the main TGV destinations in France: Paris Rennes Nantes Bordeaux Montpellier Marseille Lyon Strasbourg The principal France TGV routes shown on the TGV map include: TGV South-East (Sud Est) Line (leaving from Gare de … Read more
Grand Palais in Paris along avenue Champs-Elysées on New Year’s Eve 2008. Paris city events planners know how to light their buildings.
Avenue Champs-Elysées on New Year’s Eve looking with trees lit from Concorde all the way to the Arc de Triomphe. Glass bottles of any type are now banned (“interdit“). There’ll be packs of heavily armored police folks at all major Paris Metro stations along the Champs-Elysées searching bags. People still manage to bring bottles on … Read more
Eiffel Tower on New Year’s Eve. Photo was taken from Pont Alexandre III between the Grand Palais and Les Invalides / Napoleon’s Tomb.
You can now take a virtual walking tour of Paris with Google’s Street View service on Google Maps. As you can see, the Google car has been making the rounds in Paris. It’s even managed to capture yours truly showing some friends around Paris. (Google car photo courtesy of dH FlickR)