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Galeries Lafayette Paris Celebrates Centenary in Style
I first visited the famous Galeries Lafayettes in Paris when I was a teenager and was awed by the sheer
A Guide to the Hidden Gems of Old Montreal
Like many modern North-american cities, Montreal has a neighborhood that still holds as a reminder of times past. After
La Biennale des Antiquaires 2012
The Biennale des Antiquaires of Paris is perhaps the most renowned event of its kind, and this year, the 26th
Mézilles’ Annual Bricabrac
Every August, a little countryside village called Mézilles hosts one of the biggest vide greniers (what in French translates to
Laurie Pike’s Crafty Hexagon
Fiesty and energetic Laurie Pike of The Paris Blog has done what thousands dream of doing: she quit her journalism
Cafe Ethicando: Italian Job on the Canal Saint Martin
No longer up and coming, but well and truly ‘arrived’, all eyes are on Paris’ 10th arrondissment and its café
The Antiques Fair at Montreuil-sur-Mer
Bastille Day was also the day that Montreuil-sur-Mer, a gorgeous little gem of a town in the Pas-
Midcentury in Paris: Our 5 Favorite Covered Passages
For a more off-the-beaten-path experience that’s still right in the thick of “tourist” Paris, the covered
Just the Gritty: Big Daddy’s Antiques
When I walk through antique shops, I feel like I’m in a different world that’s only sort of
Shirokane Takanawa – a hidden gem in the heart of Tokyo
Nestled among some of the plushest neighborhoods in Tokyo (Roppongi, Ebisu, Hiroo, and Shirokanedai), the shotengai (shopping street) in Shirokane
Homespun and Handmade-It’s Sustainable and All the Rage
It reminded me of that movie “Tron,” the scene where the main characters looked out over the physical landscape of
The Architecture of Euro Disney’s Val d’Europe: Transforming Architectural Stereotype into Commodity
“For Benjamin, as for Baudelaire, the way into memory is through those ‘things that have gone out of fashion,’ which
