PARIS / Place Des Vosges Apartment

PARIS / Place Des Vosges Apartment

by | Apr 1, 2016 | PARIS

This 3-level apartment in the heart of the Marais — facing La Place Des Vosges, no less — is cozy and convenient.  Typical wood beams encase the ceilings and walls, accented by original exposed stone walls.  The layout provides a lot of privacy...
PARIS / Doughnuts… pourquoi pas?

PARIS / Doughnuts… pourquoi pas?

by | Feb 16, 2016 | PARIS, RESTO

The land of delicate pastries, cheese and vin has officially opened a doughnut shop.  Well, at least conceptually.  Brooklyn-born Alex Roberts is planning on opening up a patisserie filled with her home-spun favorites.  That is, if her kick-starter...
PARIS / Hotel de Sèze

PARIS / Hotel de Sèze

by | Feb 3, 2016 | PARIS, Travel

Near the Opéra and Palais Royal in the ‘Madeleine’ district, this little nugget of a hotel is small but packed with personality.  Hotel de Sèze offer four room types, each one designed in a completely unique and bold way with the use of textures,...
PARIS / Cinque Stelle Apart

PARIS / Cinque Stelle Apart

by | Dec 17, 2015 | PARIS

This bright apartment in the heart of the Marais, just off of rue des Archives, feels more like a spacious Manhattan abode with all of the bells and whistles.  With more than 100 m² (that’s about 1,100 sqft), the Cineque Stelle comfortably accommodates 4...
PARIS / Brasserie Barbès

PARIS / Brasserie Barbès

by | Dec 4, 2015 | PARIS, RESTO

When I think of the Barbès area in the top of the 18th arrondissement of Paris, images of a scruffy neighbourhood with a lot of dark nooks & crannies, a very ‘low’-street selection of discount stores such as Tatti et. al., and subway station that...