Once, when I had been asked to pick up the artist wife of a film-maker for “Festival America” (a biennial fair in American literature where numerous writers are invited to present their books and literary subjects in general), she asked … Continue reading
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Free Cultural Activities in Paris
Are you new in Paris and wanting to visit its cultural heritages and emblematic places but are tight on a budget? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. Firstly, we recommend that you visit regularly the website of the Parisian Tourism … Continue reading
Don’t Buy the Paris Pass
I really think that Americans in particular don’t leave enough unscheduled, unstructured “white space” in their European travels. They run around, convinced that they will never return, and so they have to see everything. I know. I get it. That … Continue reading
Making the most of Free Museum Sundays
A large number of museums in Paris are free on the first Sunday of the month. Some budget-minded travelers know this and schedule a visit to Paris around such a date to knock out some museums for free. Is this … Continue reading
The Paris Museum Pass: Worth it?
One of the things I’ve come to appreciate about working with accountants and lawyers over the years is their most frequent response to what a layman would consider a fairly innocent and straightforward question: “It depends.” That “it depends” has … Continue reading