Paris, Made Even Prettier

An extremely talented illustrator based in London, Jenni Sparks is known for making detailed, hand drawn maps of cities such as Lond, Paris, and New York.  Sparks was commissioned to create a map of Paris illustrating the unique things that make it such an special place.  She spent many months researching, reading, and then visiting the city to spend time looking around and meeting the locals.  Sadly, while she was drawing the map the Charlie Hebdo tragedy took place.

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PARIS / Le Marais: Top 5 Places to Stay

When I come to Paris, If I am not staying in St-Germain-des-Prés then I am definitely staying in Le Marais.  Just on the other side of the Seine, the Marais is one of the oldest districts of the city and has even been dubbed "the aristocratic district"...

PARIS FASHION WEEK / 3 New Designers I Discovered

Paris SS/17 Fashion Week is now over (yay!).  I was blown away by the sheer variety of creativity that's happening right now -- so many prints, new technology, colors, and embroidery.  There was also quite the dichotomy between what was going down the...

PARIS / PAVILLON PUEBLA

A kind of historic hunting house style dating back to the Napoleon III days, Le Pavillon Puebla has for centuries hosted private events and weddings on one of the hillsides of the dramatic Parc des Buttes Chaumont.  Until recently it was run by an Italian who...