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Paris: Driving a Smart

Posted on March 21, 2012 by

My car is in the shop and they lent me a Smart. I don’t know if any of you have ever had the opportunity to drive one so I thought I’d share my impressions. For the Yanks that may not … Continue reading →

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Travel Tips for Paris – or How to Avoid Ruining Your Weekend

Posted on March 18, 2012 by

I was out for St Pats with a friend of mine that is here for work over from the US until the O’Malley pub closed last night. So far, so good. Unfortunately, there was an initial strategic mistake made: when … Continue reading →

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Adventures in Boboland

Posted on March 1, 2012 by

I went out on a bender in Boboland yesterday. It is not a very common occurrence for me to go out and get plastered contrary to public opinion, but I was in need of an evening with the boys of … Continue reading →

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Adventures in Haircuts

Posted on February 29, 2012 by

I finally got a haircut today after several months of shagginess. I am not really big on haircuts as you might surmise, maybe its a male thing or just a laziness thing or just simply, a thing. In any case, … Continue reading →

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Happy Valentines Day

Posted on February 14, 2012 by

As much as I complain about living here, Paris has its perks. Tonight, my wife and I returned to the spot where I took her on our first date almost exactly 10 years ago. The city was beautiful as we … Continue reading →

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So, when is that rest stop again, Paris d’enfants, and Ninjago

Posted on January 22, 2012 by

I am still buried in work stuff despite working over the weekend. It is so exhausting what with the kids and wife and all. Argh. Birthday idea for kids in Paris: There is an association called Paris d’enfants that organizes visits … Continue reading →

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Bistro Review: La Tartine – For the casual lover of cheese and wine and bread

Posted on January 20, 2012 by

Sometimes I need to be reminded of why I am living in Paris. I talked yesterday (or was I complaining, I can’t recall) about traffic here and there are times when I am really at the end of my Parisian … Continue reading →

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Kid’s Show: Tchoui fait son spectacle (Tchoupi does his show)

Posted on December 28, 2011 by

As promised, here is a quick review of the kid’s show Tchoupi fait son spectacle currently at the Casino of Paris on rue de Clichy. For the kids, it was a great show full of songs and lights and colors. As … Continue reading →

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TV Series: Justified S02 preceded by strange sightings in Paris today…

Posted on December 2, 2011 by

How often is it that you come home to a full-sized stuffed giraffe? Seriously, there were two guys carrying this animal into an apartment in my building today. So bizarre. And this on the heels of my sighting of a … Continue reading →

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Starbucks and I…and McDs

Posted on November 27, 2011 by

There is another Starbucks opening near my Parisian flat. I think that within a 1km radius of my apartment there must be, let’s see, 3 and soon 4 Starbucks (Fbg Poissoniere and Fbg Montmartre, Sentier and the new one coming … Continue reading →

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