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Posted by Stephen Heiner

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I’ve been taking a short vacation away from Paris and though later this week I will be heading to London to witness the referendum, Paris is still on my mind.  So here’s my thoughts on the strikes and why you should still come here.  Where are you all headed for vacation this summer?

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Tagged Hollande, labor laws, loi travail, Socialist, strikes

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Some (not all) Things I’ve written about

  • Video Courses Posted
  • Five Must-Subscribe Newsletters for your life in Paris and France
  • First Visit to Paris: Arc de Triomphe
  • Notre Dame
  • Pinch Me
  • Auto-Entrepreneur: A tax classification, not a visa status
  • How to get the Profession Liberale Visa (the basics)
  • Which Long Term Visa to pursue: Visitor or Profession Liberale?
  • Yes, you should get a French bank account
  • To rent or to own?
  • Journees de Patrimoine (Skip the Elysee)
  • No, I don’t have a French Driver’s License (and probably never shall)
  • Change your address? Not so fast!
  • What I love about America
  • Taxes (Encore!)
  • Osteo & Chiro
  • Long lost luggage
  • After a month of French
  • Gas Pains
  • In the Mountains…to learn French
  • Goodbye to the 2nd
  • The bike explosion happening during the Velib transition
  • Profession Liberale, Part 5: I get a 4-year card
  • The Airbnb Wars in Paris: for now, a truce
  • Profession Liberale, Part 4: VAT (or TVA)
  • A side hustle that becomes part of your business
  • Profession Liberale, Part 3: Delays, no taxes, but money back
  • No-frills train travel: a new trend
  • Just trying to help…
  • “Does anyone know any locksmiths who are not crooks?”
  • Changing your address
  • The “three” Paris airports
  • Getting my Carte Vitale and going to the doctor…finally
  • Troubleshooting: Recipisse for Renewal
  • Troubleshooting: Internet, Leaks, and Hot Water Heaters
  • Three Years On, Part IV: Where is home for the immigrant?
  • Book Club: My Life in France, by Julia Child
  • Three Years On, Part III: Cost of Living
  • Three Years On, Part II: Changes
  • Three Years On, Part I: Penseés for those planning to move to France
  • French Work Benefits: truly unbelievable
  • Book Club: Down and Out in Paris and London, by George Orwell
  • August in France
  • Book Club: A Moveable Feast, by Ernest Hemingway
  • OFII checkboxes: two classes done
  • Losing at Home
  • London Calling
  • En vacance
  • Troubleshooting: Bank Accounts
  • Day Trips: Chantilly
  • Guest Post: Paris Greeters, by Craig Ziegler
  • Why so serious: French advertising
  • The Airbnb War continues in Paris
  • Book Club: Paris to the Moon, by Adam Gopnik
  • Taxes, again
  • OFII, revisited
  • Profession Liberale Visa: Part 2 (90 days later)
  • Book Club: Eiffel’s Tower, by Jill Jonnes
  • The kind of afternoon you want to lose
  • The Expat visits “home”
  • Book Club: Notre-Dame, by Victor Hugo
  • The US visit: tips and tricks
  • How to get a same day US passport (in Los Angeles)
  • Bad information
  • Doughnuts, networking and other writings
  • Book Club: A Year in the Merde, by Stephen Clarke
  • Paris: frontline of Airbnb and Uber’s wars
  • The path to French citizenship begins, or “Visitor no more”
  • The Clothing Inventory: How I escaped the French sales season
  • French for “Customer Service”
  • Mailbag: Passport Pages, transferring your visa, and taxes
  • Why you probably shouldn’t use Opodo to book your flights in Europe
  • Picard: a dirty little secret of the French
  • Unexpected Consequences: Instant and Ongoing Decluttering
  • Meetup: A great way to build a core of diverse friends

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